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_aHugo, Victor, _d1802-1885 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aOration on Voltaire |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2025 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aLittle blue books series no. 52 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2025-09-01 | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aIntroduction -- Victor Hugo's oration on Voltaire -- A sketch of Voltaire -- Georg Brandes on Voltaire, by Julius Moritzen. | |
| 508 | _aTim Miller, Laura Natal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) | ||
| 520 | _a"Oration on Voltaire by Victor Hugo and Julius Moritzen" is a collection of an oration and critical essays compiled in the early 20th century. It presents a translated ceremonial address alongside an introduction and interpretive pieces that frame Voltaire’s life and influence. The book is best described as a literary-historical tribute and critical study, focusing on Voltaire’s fight against religious intolerance and judicial cruelty, and on his lasting role in shaping modern ideas of justice, tolerance, and peace. The introduction hails progress as both evolution and revolt, praising Voltaire’s liberation of conscience and condemning priestly and political tyranny. The central oration, delivered at the centennial of Voltaire’s death, portrays him as an age-defining force who exposed infamous injustices like the Calas and La Barre cases, fought oppression with the pen, and joined compassion to reason, linking Gospel mercy with Enlightenment tolerance while denouncing war and calling for human concord. A biographical sketch then recounts his irreverent wit, the deathbed legends, and evidence that he died a steadfast skeptic, securing burial despite clerical resistance. The final section, drawing on Georg Brandes, places Voltaire in an international context: England’s free speech shaped his liberalism; high society and statesmen opened doors; his unique exchange with Frederick the Great enriched both ruler and writer; his histories of Charles XII and Peter the Great broadened his reach; and his correspondence with Russian rulers, including Catherine II, shows his pan-European influence. It closes with a striking allegory of humanity’s habit of persecuting its benefactors before erecting their statues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cGirard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1923 |
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| 653 | _aVoltaire, 1694-1778 | ||
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_aMoritzen, Julius, _d1863-1946 |
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_aHaldeman-Julius, E. _q(Emanuel), _d1888-1951 |
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_aParton, James, _d1822-1891 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aLittle blue books series no. 52 | |
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