Voltaire - Théâtre de Voltaire - 1801

Beautiful stereotype edition in twelve volumes, which constitutes a masterful synthesis of the dramatic work of the Enlightenment philosopher, revealing both his literary genius, his political engagement and his critical vision of society -

This vast corpus gathers his most famous tragedies — Zaïre, Alzire, Mahomet, The Death of Caesar, Brutus, Oedipus, among others -

Through incisive dialogues, sustained dramatic tension and elegant language, he transforms the theater into a philosophical platform, blending art with Enlightenment thought -

The Didot edition, remarkable for its typographic quality and its widespread distribution thanks to the stereotype process, participates in Voltaire's ambition to make culture accessible and to make theater a vehicle of intellectual emancipation -

Voltaire - Theatre of Voltaire - 1801 - Volumes I to XII - Pierre Didot the elder and Firmin Didot -
vi+256 + 280 + 305 + 271 + 333 + 264 + 251 + 241 + 304 + 246 + 280 + 285 pages

Good condition of the bindings, volumes in their full period morocco leather, wear from use, some minor defects on covers and spines, corners worn, red speckled edges, smooth backs richly ornamented, gold-titled and numbered on red morocco pieces, garlands gilded framing on the boards -

Good interior condition, some stains, small vignette on the title page, marbled endpapers in good condition, overall good -

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