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Voltaire and the French Academy by Karlis Racevskis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Racevskis, Karlis.
- Series:
- North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures. Essays ; no. 4.
- North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures : Essays ; number 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Voltaire, 1694-1778--Friends and associates.
- Voltaire.
- Academie française.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (148 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : U.N.C. Dept. of Romance Languages, 1975
- Summary:
- This is the first study that explicitly positions Voltaire in relation to the French Academy.The volume provides the reader with a history of the Institution, an explanation of Voltaire's reasons for wanting to belong to the Academy, his polemical role in the Academy, his academic activity, an account of the Academy's view of Voltaire at the time.
- Contents:
- Cover
- VOLTAIRE AND THE FRENCH ACADEMY
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I. THE LONG ROAD TO THE ACADEMY
- CHAPTER II. THE "NEGLECTED" ACADEMY
- CHAPTER III. THE ACADEMIC BATTLEGROUND
- CHAPTER IV. THE CITADEL OF LETTERS
- CHAPTER V. THE ACADEMY'S TRIBUTE
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDIXES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: p. [137]-142.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4696-4723-0
- OCLC:
- 1132224238
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