Voltaire
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair to Good. No dust jacket. The book is open to the title page, which shows yellowing and tanning consistent with age. The boards appear worn at the edges. No visible markings on the title page. Binding appears intact. Pages show general age toning throughout. Previous owner.
A richly detailed biographical study, Voltaire by Alfred Noyes presents a sweeping portrait of one of the Enlightenment's most provocative and influential figures. Noyes chronicles the life of François-Marie Arouet — known to the world as Voltaire — from his witty, satirical beginnings in Parisian literary circles to his towering role as a philosophical agitator who challenged kings, churches, and social conventions alike. Written with the measured authority of a poet-scholar, the work argues that Voltaire's genius lay not merely in his prolific output but in his unrelenting campaign against tyranny, superstition, and intolerance. Noyes brings a distinctly Catholic perspective to his subject, offering a nuanced and at times critical reassessment of Voltaire's celebrated rationalism and his famous clashes with organised religion. The result is a compelling intellectual biography that illuminates the contradictions and brilliance of a man whose ideas helped ignite the modern world.
Author: Alfred Noyes
Format: Hardback
Published: 1936, Sheed & Ward
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair to Good. No dust jacket. The book is open to the title page, which shows yellowing and tanning consistent with age. The boards appear worn at the edges. No visible markings on the title page. Binding appears intact. Pages show general age toning throughout. Previous owner.
A richly detailed biographical study, Voltaire by Alfred Noyes presents a sweeping portrait of one of the Enlightenment's most provocative and influential figures. Noyes chronicles the life of François-Marie Arouet — known to the world as Voltaire — from his witty, satirical beginnings in Parisian literary circles to his towering role as a philosophical agitator who challenged kings, churches, and social conventions alike. Written with the measured authority of a poet-scholar, the work argues that Voltaire's genius lay not merely in his prolific output but in his unrelenting campaign against tyranny, superstition, and intolerance. Noyes brings a distinctly Catholic perspective to his subject, offering a nuanced and at times critical reassessment of Voltaire's celebrated rationalism and his famous clashes with organised religion. The result is a compelling intellectual biography that illuminates the contradictions and brilliance of a man whose ideas helped ignite the modern world.