by François Marie de Voltaire · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782755501391
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«Le fanatisme ou Mahomet le prophète» is Voltaire's tragedy, published by Mille et une nuits in paperback (144 pages, in French).
In the play, Voltaire portrays Mahomet as a cynical, power-hungry old man who manipulates a young follower. Some prelates applauded it, but the attack was aimed at the Catholic Church: the author denounces fanaticism and the fascination that religious beliefs exert over young people.
The work premiered in the provinces in 1741 and was banned in Paris in 1742 after its third performance. The edition includes the complete text preceded by Voltaire's letter to the King of Prussia.
Recommended for readers interested in eighteenth-century theatre and the Enlightenment defence of tolerance against fanaticism.
François-Marie Arouet, known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
