{"product_id":"seventeen-plays-by-voltaire-seventeen-dramatic-works-of-the-french-enlightenment-hardcover","title":"Seventeen Plays by Voltaire: Seventeen Dramatic Works of the French Enlightenment - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVoltaire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam F. Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collected edition of seventeen plays by Voltaire, presenting his work as a dramatist across a range of historical and classical subjects.\u003c\/strong\u003e This volume includes \u003cem\u003eBrutus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSocrates\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAlzire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOrestes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCatiline\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSémiramis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePandora\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Scotch Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNanine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Prude\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMérope\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOlympia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Orphan of China\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMahomet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmelia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOEdipus\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMariamne\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plays proceed through themes of political authority, moral conflict, and individual responsibility, often drawing on classical history and tragedy. Voltaire's dramatic method emphasizes structure, clarity, and rhetorical control, reflecting the traditions of French neoclassical theatre while engaging with the intellectual concerns of his time. Across these works, questions of power, belief, and justice are examined within disciplined dramatic form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePositioned within eighteenth-century French literature, Voltaire's plays contributed significantly to his contemporary reputation and remain an important part of his literary output. This collection presents them as a unified body of work, allowing for sustained reading across his dramatic writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 536\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43426560770115,"sku":"9781515430988","price":51.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/seventeen-plays-by-voltaire-seventeen-dramatic-works-of-the-french-enlightenment-hardcover","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}