Voltaire - Romans philosophiques ; Élémens de Newton - 1775

Rare illustrated edition of this volume which brings together two essential aspects of Voltaire's intellectual work, on the one hand his use of narrative, fiction and irony as instruments of philosophical reflection, and on the other his desire to make Newton's discoveries and thought known to the French public -

In his novels and philosophical tales, Voltaire generally does not seek to construct long, realistic plots, but to place his characters in extraordinary situations, often unlikely or satirical, in order to test received ideas and reveal the contradictions of society -

The narrative thus becomes a means of discussing fundamental questions such as Providence, evil, religious fanaticism, tolerance, freedom, injustice, war, social intolerance, ambition and abuses of power -

Voltaire - Philosophical novels; Elements of Newton, preceded and followed by various interesting pieces - 1775 - Volume II -
416 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the volume in its full marbled contemporary calf, wear from use, some minor defects on boards and spine, heads and corners worn, red edges, spine with gilt tooling, titling and volume number in gold on a green morocco inlay -

Good interior condition, light browning, beautiful vignette on the title page, clean text within a decorative frame, drop capitals, the work enriched with black illustrations intercalated in the text, endpapers in acceptable condition, a pleasant copy -

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