num_pages: 898
description: The Age of Voltaire (Volume 9): A biography of a great man and the period he embodied. We witness Voltaire's satiric work in the salons and the theater as well as his banishment to England. With him we view the complex relationships between nobility, clergy, bourgeoisie and peasantry in the France of Louis XV. We explore the music of Bach and the struggle between Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa of Austria. And finally we hear an imaginary discussion between Voltaire and Pope Benedict XIV on the significance and value of religion.
language: English
title: The Age of Voltaire
titlecomplete: The Age of Voltaire (The Story of Civilization, #9)
genres: Religion, Historical, Philosophy, Cultural, European History, World History, Reference, Nonfiction, History, France
ratings_count: 843
series: The Story of Civilization
publisher: Simon & Schuster