Voltaire on Shakespeare

<br/>Preface <br/> Introduction <br/> 1. from a letter to Thieriot (1726) <br/> 2. from the <em>Lettres philosophiques</em> (<em>c</em>.1729) <br/> 3. from the <em>Discours sur la tragédie</em> (1730) <br/> 4. from a letter to C...

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Other Authors: Besterman, T
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Voltaire Foundation 2017
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Summary:<br/>Preface <br/> Introduction <br/> 1. from a letter to Thieriot (1726) <br/> 2. from the <em>Lettres philosophiques</em> (<em>c</em>.1729) <br/> 3. from the <em>Discours sur la tragédie</em> (1730) <br/> 4. from a letter to Cideville <br/> 5. from the <em>Discours prononcé à l'Académie française</em> (1746) <br/> 6. from the <em>Dissertation sur la tragédie ancienne et moderne</em> (1748) <br/> 7. from a letter by Patu to Garrick (1755) <br/> 8. from the <em>Essai sur les mœurs</em> (1756) <br/> 9. from a letter to Mme Du Deffand (1760) <br/> 10. from the <em>Appel à toutes les nations de l'Europe</em> (1761) <br/> 11. letter to [?] (1761) <br/> 12. from a letter to Keate (1762)<br/> 13. from a letter to Albergati Capacelli (1762) <br/> 14. from a letter to Saurin (1764) <br/> 15. review of lord Kames's <em>Elements of criticism</em> (1764) <br/> 16. from the commentary on Corneille's <em>Médée</em> (1764) <br/> 17. from the commentary on Corneille's <em>Horaces</em> (1764) <br/> 18. from the commentary on Corneille's <em>Cinna</em> (1764) <br/> 19. translation of <em>Julius Caesar</em> (1764) <br/> 20. from a letter to Saurin (1765) <br/> 21. from a letter to Horace Walpole (1768) <br/> 22. from 'Art dramatique' (1770) <br/> 23. from 'Goût' (1771) <br/> 24. conversation with Richard Neville (1772) <br/> 25. conversation with Martin Sherlock (1776) <br/> 26. from a letter to Argental (1776) <br/> 27. letter to Alembert (1776) <br/> 28. letter to Argental (1776) <br/> 29. letter to Alembert (1776) <br/> 30. letter to Alembert (1776) <br/> 31. letter to La Harpe (1776) <br/> 32. <em>Lettre à l'Académie française</em> (1776) <br/> 33. from a letter to Argental (1776) <br/> 34. letter to Alembert (1776) <br/> 35. from a letter to Condorcet (1776) <br/> 36. from a letter to Richelieu (1776) <br/> 37. from a letter to Necker (1776) <br/> 38. <em>Lettre à l'Académie française</em> (1777) <br/> Index of names