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Letters on the English (or Letters Concerning the English Nation; French: Lettres philosophiques) are a series of essays written by Voltaire based on his experiences living in Great Britain between 1726 and 1729.
- Lettres philosophiques
- Basile
- 1734
- Voltaire
22. Apr. 2005 · LETTER XVIII.—ON TRAGEDY. The English as well as the Spaniards were possessed of theatres at a time when the French had no more than moving, itinerant stages. Shakspeare, who was considered as the Corneille of the first-mentioned nation, was pretty nearly contemporary with Lopez de Vega, and he created, as it were, the English theatre ...
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Voltaire’s Lettres sur les Anglais, otherwise known as Lettres philosophiques, is one of the greatest and most influential works of the eighteenth century and beyond, and this is the most complete edition ever undertaken of the work.
26. Juni 2009 · Collection. YorkUniversity; toronto. Contributor. ASC - York University Libraries. Language. English. Translation of: Lettres philosophiques. First edition, translated by John Lockman. The Letters were first published in French in the following year, 1734. cf. Bengesco, G. Voltaire, v. 2, p. 9-14.
The book is a collection of 24 separate letters that Voltaire wrote about the English based on his observations from living in England while in exile from France. Summary This study guide for Voltaire's Letters on the English offers summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text.
Voltaire’s Letters on the English were immensely influential and essential to the French Enlightenment. In twenty-four letters, Voltaire wrote on religion, politics, culture, and science in England, drawing on his experience of living there between 1726 and 1729.
