VOLTAIRE'S TRAGEDIES: 20+ Plays in One Volume (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Enlightenment dramas of liberty and conscience: historical tragedies, religious satire, and social critiqueBy Voltaire
Length36h 9m
About this audiobook
Voltaire's Tragedies: 20+ Plays in One Volume gathers the dramatic works through which François-Marie Arouet tested the moral, political, and emotional capacities of neoclassical tragedy. Drawing on classical models, French alexandrine discipline, and Enlightenment argument, these plays explore tyranny, religious fanaticism, honor, exile, dynastic conflict, and private conscience under public pressure. Works such as Zaïre, Mahomet, Mérope, and Brutus reveal a playwright attentive to theatrical grandeur yet determined to turn the stage into an arena of philosophical scrutiny. Voltaire was not only the emblematic wit of the Enlightenment but also one of eighteenth-century Europe's most successful dramatists. His encounters with censorship, exile in England, admiration for Shakespeare, and lifelong campaign against intolerance shaped his dramatic imagination. The tragedies reflect a writer who understood performance as public instruction, using historical and exotic settings to question absolutism, clerical power, and inherited prejudice. This volume is recommended for readers seeking the theatrical Voltaire beyond Candide and the philosophical tales. It will especially reward students of Enlightenment literature, French classicism, political drama, and the history of ideas, offering a substantial view of how reason, passion, and reform converged on the eighteenth-century stage.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length36 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 2, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26ACT III.
2Introduction
27ACT IV.
3Historical Context
28ACT V.
4Synopsis (Selection)
29BRUTUS
5MAHOMET
30ACT I.
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6ACT I.
31ACT II.
7ACT II.
32ACT III.
8ACT III.
33ACT IV.
9ACT IV.
34ACT V.
10ACT V.
35AMELIA
11MEROPE
36ACT I.
12ACT I.
37ACT II.
13ACT II.
38ACT III.
14ACT III.
39ACT IV.
15ACT IV.
40ACT V.
16ACT V.
41OEDIPUS
17OLYMPIA
42ACT I.
18ACT I.
43ACT II.
19ACT II.
44ACT III.
20ACT III.
45ACT IV.
21ACT IV.
46ACT V.
22ACT V.
47MARIAMNE
23THE ORPHAN OF CHINA
48ACT I.
24ACT I.
49ACT II.
25ACT II.
50ACT III.
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