Philosophical letters. / Voltaire. Translated, with an introduction, by Ernest Dilworth Assistant Professor of English, Lehigh University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Voltaire, 1694-1778.

Contributor:

Dilworth, Ernest, 1912-

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Library of liberal arts ; 124.

The Library of liberal arts ; no. 124

Standardized Title:

Lettres philosophiques. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Civilization--18th century.

Great Britain.

Civilization.

Philosophy, Modern--18th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Imaginary letters.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)

Potok, Chaim (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xvi, 150 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. a subsidiary of Howard W. Sams & Co., Inc., [1961]

Contents:

On the Quakers

On the Quakers

On the Church of England

On the Presbyterians

On the Socinians, or Arians, or Anti-Trinitarians

On the Parliament

On the Government

On Commerce

On Inoculation with Smallpox

On Chancellor Bacon

On Mr. Locke

On Descartes and Newton

On the System of Attraction

On Newton's Optics

On Infinity and on Chronology

On Tragedy

On Comedy

On Persons of Rank who Cultivate Learning

On the Earl of Rochester and Mr. Waller

On Mr. Pope and some other famous poets

On the consideration owed to Men of Letters

On Academies

On the Pensées of M. Pascal.

Notes:

"A Liberal Arts Press Book"

"The text used as the basis for this translation is that of Jore (Rouen, 1734), as established by Gustave Lanson in his critical edition of the Lettres Philosophiques (Paris, 1909) ... Because the text which Voltaire used for his references in the letter on the Pensées of Pascal is very different from the text which is consulted today, we reprint for convenience of reference, the table included in Naves' notes to Letter XXV, "On the Pensées of M. Pascal'."--Note on the Text.

Includes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xiv).

Local Notes:

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy has autograph of "Herman Potok February 1963 Philadelphia".

OCLC:

175820