Voltaire: A Very Short Introduction | and Director of the Voltaire Foundation) a Fellow of St Edmund Hall Nicholas (Professor of French Literature in Oxford Cronk

This Very Short Introduction examines Voltaire's (1694-1778) remarkable life and career. Exploring his most important writings, the impact his work had on our understanding of the European Enlightenment, and his status as a literary celebrity at the time, Nicholas Cronk considers his continued relevance in literature, politics, and philosophy.