by Voltaire · Larousse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782038701883
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«Lettres philosophiques» is Voltaire's collection of essays, published by Larousse in paperback (199 pages, in French).
Written after his stay in England, the letters compare British institutions with French ones to defend religious tolerance and freedom of thought. They address religion, science, politics and eighteenth-century literature, with a critical view of France and praise for English achievements. It is a key work of Enlightenment thought.
The volume belongs to the Classiques Larousse collection and includes the complete text with notes, thematic documentation and a questionnaire edited by Jean-Pol Caput.
School edition aimed at students of literature and French who need an annotated edition of a classic of the Enlightenment.
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.
