Roger Pearson: Voltaire Almighty

Cover: 9780747579571 | Voltaire Almighty | A Life in Pursuit of Freedom | Roger Pearson

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Beschreibung

During much of his life Voltaire's plays and verse made him the toast of society, but his barbed wit and commitment to reason also got him into trouble. Jailed twice and eventually banished by the King, he was an outspoken critic of religious intolerance and persecution. His personal life was as colourful as his intellectual one. Voltaire never married, but had long-term affairs with two women: Emilie, who died after giving birth to the child of another lover, and his niece, Marie-Louise, with whom he spent his last twenty-five years. With its tales of illegitimacy, prison, stardom, exile, love affairs and tireless battles against critics, Church and King, Roger Pearson's brilliant biography brings Voltaire vividly to life.

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Roger Pearson

Zusammenfassung

Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Biography 2005

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2006
Genre:	Biographien , Importe
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780747579571
ISBN-10:	0747579571
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Pearson, Roger
Auflage:	New
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	198 x 129 x 38 mm
Von/Mit:	Roger Pearson
Erscheinungsdatum:	06.11.2006
Gewicht:	0,542 kg