{"product_id":"the-quotable-voltaire-paperback-softback-9781684482917","title":"The Quotable Voltaire (Paperback \/ softback) 9781684482917","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Quotable Voltaire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGarry Apgar (Edited by), Edward M. Langille (Edited by), François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) (1694-1778) (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781684482917\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 June 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e486 pages, 33 b-w, 1 color image\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3.3 cm, 0.653 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Garry Apgar and Edward Langille sifted through Voltaire's voluminous correspondence and writings in order to compile this unique collection of material. Non-specialist readers will delight in Voltaire's one-liners. Scholars in any number of fields will profit from\u003ci\u003eThe Quotable Voltaire\u003c\/i\u003e on multiple levels, and will appreciate the precise bibliographical references and the contextual commentary accompanying many of the entries.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Servanne Woodward, editor of le Monde français du dix-huitième siècle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Voltaire was one of history's wittiest and most incisive writers. His championing of tolerance and freedom is more relevant to today's world than ever. The editors have compiled Voltaire's greatest remarks into a fascinating and inspiring volume. Anybody who is interested in quotations, which means pretty much everyone on the planet, should devour this book.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Fred Shapiro, editor of the Yale Book of Quotations\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe author of more than 2,000 books and pamphlets, Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet, 1694-1778) was one of the most prolific writers of the eighteenth century, and also one of the wittiest and most insightful. This unique collection of over 800 of Voltaire's wisest passages and choicest \u003ci\u003ebons mots\u003c\/i\u003e runs the gamut on topics from adultery to Zoroaster, in both English and French.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  Drawing from a wide range of his publications, private letters, and remarks recorded by his contemporaries, \u003ci\u003eThe Quotable Voltaire\u003c\/i\u003e includes material never before gathered in a single volume. English translations appear alongside the original French, and each quote is thoroughly indexed and referenced, with page numbers for both the first known publication edition of each entry and the most recent edition of Voltaire's works. The book also features over 400 quotes about Voltaire, including commentary by eighteenth-century luminaries like Samuel Johnson, Catherine the Great, Casanova, and John Adams, as well as an eclectic assortment of modern-day personages ranging from Winston Churchill and Jorge Luis Borges to Mae West and Mike Tyson.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  Lavishly illustrated with nearly three dozen images of Voltaire-related art, this collection opens with a scholarly essay that recounts the great man's life and reflects on his outsized influence on Western culture. Whether you are a Voltaire scholar or a neophyte, \u003ci\u003eThe Quotable Voltaire\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect introduction to a brilliant mind.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eCover\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eFrontispiece\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eTitle Page\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eCopyright\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eDedication\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eContents\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003ePreface \/ Garry Apgar and Edward M. Langille\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eVoltaire: The Life of a Legend \/ Garry Apgar\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-1\"\u003eQuotations by Voltaire\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-2\"\u003eVoltaire on Voltaire\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ch-level-2\"\u003eContemporary Opinion\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Bucknell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676655612184,"sku":"9781684482917","price":35.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-quotable-voltaire-paperback-softback-9781684482917","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}