The complete works of Voltaire, Volume 3, Part 2Institut et Musée Voltaire, 1968 - French literature |
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... Lusiadas that enable it to survive the test of time , despite the absurdity of its metaphorical features when judged by French standards : ' Tout cela prouve enfin , que l'ouvrage est plein de grandes beautés , puisque depuis deux cents ...
... Lusiadas that enable it to survive the test of time , despite the absurdity of its metaphorical features when judged by French standards : ' Tout cela prouve enfin , que l'ouvrage est plein de grandes beautés , puisque depuis deux cents ...
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... Lusiadas , published in 1572. Relatively little is known about Camões's life , even with the fresh documentation discovered in the nineteenth century . He was born in Lisbon when Portuguese expansion in the east was at its peak . After ...
... Lusiadas , published in 1572. Relatively little is known about Camões's life , even with the fresh documentation discovered in the nineteenth century . He was born in Lisbon when Portuguese expansion in the east was at its peak . After ...
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... Lusiadas , x.cxxvii ) ; the reference to Malabar in canto VII might be the source of Voltaire's confusion ; cf. below , n.8 . In the Essai the text was changed to ' les côtes de la Chine ' ( 1.43 ) . The expedition reached only as far ...
... Lusiadas , x.cxxvii ) ; the reference to Malabar in canto VII might be the source of Voltaire's confusion ; cf. below , n.8 . In the Essai the text was changed to ' les côtes de la Chine ' ( 1.43 ) . The expedition reached only as far ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Critical edition by Richard Waller | 9 |
AN ESSAY ON THE CIVIL WARS OF FRANCE | 42 |
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