The Age of Voltaire
A History of Civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict Between Religion and Philosophy
[United States] : Blackstone Audio, Inc. : Made available through hoopla, 2015.
Format: Eaudiobook
Edition: Unabridged.
Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (42hr., 52 min.)) : digital.
The Age of Voltaire, the ninth volume of The Story of Civilization, is an in-depth examination of France and England in the first half of the eighteenth century. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the English ideas that inspired the Enlightenment in France-skepticism, scientific experiment, constitutional government, "natural rights," and individual liberty; the salons of Paris, where the wits and thinkers of all Europe gathered to exchange ideas; the philosophes-intellectuals, playwrights, and poets who consulted and consorted with kings and queens; Voltaire himself-the incarnation of the Enlightenment and a devotee of reason who still defended religious faith; Mme. Pompadour, patron of the philosophes, who seduced King Louis XV and through him influenced French policy; the Augustan Age in English literature-Alexander Pope's poetry, Jonathan Swift's satires, and the novels of Samuel Richardson and Henry Fielding; and the growing parasitism of the aristocracy and rising power of the commercial class.
Subjects:
Enlightenment -- Europe.
Europe -- History -- 18th century.
Europe -- Civilization -- 18th century.
Enlightenment -- Europe.
Europe -- History -- 18th century.
Europe -- Civilization -- 18th century.
ISBN:
9781504600354 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
Electronic resource.
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Read by Grover Gardner.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Digital content provided by hoopla.
Read by Grover Gardner.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.