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100 1 _aVoltaire,
_d1694-1778
245 1 0 _aCorrespondance de Voltaire avec le roi de Prusse
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2008-06-09
508 _aProduced by Mireille Harmelin, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net); produced from images of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr
520 _a"Correspondance de Voltaire avec le roi de Prusse" by Voltaire and Frederick II is a historical correspondence written in the late 19th century. This collection encompasses over four decades of letters exchanged between the renowned Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire and Frederick II, the king of Prussia. The dialogues explore diverse subjects such as philosophy, politics, and the arts, revealing the unique intellectual rapport between the two influential figures of their time. At the start of the correspondence, we see Frederick, still a prince, reaching out to Voltaire with admiration for his literary genius. The letters highlight Frederick's desire to cultivate philosophy and the arts within his reign, expressing a shared commitment to Enlightenment ideas. Voltaire's responses are filled with flattery and philosophical musings, as he encourages Frederick's aspirations for humane leadership. The opening sets the stage for a complex relationship, characterized by mutual respect, philosophical discussions, and the challenges posed by royal duties, thereby inviting readers to explore how their correspondence evolves over the years. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFrederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 -- Correspondence
653 _aVoltaire, 1694-1778. Correspondence
653 _aAuthors, French -- 18th century -- Correspondence
653 _aPrussia (Germany) -- Kings and rulers -- Correspondence
700 1 _aFrederick II, King of Prussia,
_d1712-1786
700 1 _aPompery, Edouard de,
_d1812-1895
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25734
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