Voltaire and the Parlements of France - Couverture souple

Hanrahan, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0729409708 ISBN 13 : 9780729409704

Editeur : Voltaire Foundation, 2009

Synopsis

Voltaire's turbulent relationship with the courts of law of ancien régime France reveals much about his social and political thought, but its representation in many studies of the philosophe is often simplistic and distorted. In the first in-depth study of Voltaire and the parlements James Hanrahan looks afresh at this relationship to offer a new and challenging analysis of Voltaire's political thought and activity.

Through examination of Voltaire's evolving representation of the parlements in his writings from La Henriade to the Histoire du parlement, Hanrahan calls into question the dominant historiography of extremes that pits Voltaire 'defender of the oppressed' against 'self-interested' magistrates. He presents a much more nuanced view of the relationship, from which the philosophe emerges as a highly pragmatic figure whose political philosophy was inseparable from his business or humanitarian interests.

In Voltaire and the 'parlements' of France Hanrahan opens up analysis of Voltaire's politics, and provides a new context for future study of the writer as both historiographer and campaigner for justice.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Voltaire Foundation
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0729409708
• ISBN 13: 9780729409704
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 278
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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