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Voltaire (1694-1778) is a universally known听intellectual of the French Enlightenment, reflecting a spirit of rationalism and scientific enquiry at the听service of progress and reform for society. He was听politically and socially engaged with his times, and a brilliant and prolific writer in many genres: literary, historical, and philosophical. Voltaire wrote 236 books and pamphlets, starting with the play 艗dipe printed in 1719.听

The ideas propelled by Voltaire in the 18th century are still at the centre of debate and of collecting interest. His works are studied from many perspectives and through various models of analysis including literary criticism; bibliography; and book history studies,听invoking the听creation, production, distribution and听reception of Voltaire鈥檚 works and their impact on print culture. All of these reflections lead to听constructive cross-border discussions in both English and in French.

To celebrate the acquisition of the J. Patrick Lee听Voltaire Collection in 2013, the 麻豆AV Library and Archives听is holding a one-day symposium 鈥淐elebrating Voltaire鈥� in March 2016. This exhibition is mounted in听conjunction with the Voltaire Symposium and presents works by or on Voltaire covering nearly three听centuries. The exhibition includes a selection of the lifetime printings of editions by Voltaire, many of which displeased the religious and state powers of the era and were published outside of France. These听contemporary editions are juxtaposed with the key 20th-century editions of Voltaire鈥檚 most popular work, Candide. A selection of 鈥淰oltairiana鈥漣ncludes sets of the Collected Works of Voltaire and several biographical听accounts that build and fashion Voltaire鈥檚 image as the recognized philosophe of the French 18th century. 听

The 麻豆AV Voltaire Collection provides a coherent听critical mass of editions that complement the Library鈥檚 extensive 18th century holdings.

Organised by Ann Marie Holland and Dr. Richard Virr.

Voltaire (1694-1778) est un intellectuel des Lumi猫res fran莽aises, universellement connu pour son esprit de rationalisme et de recherche scientifique au service du progr猫s et de la r茅forme de la soci茅t茅. Engag茅 dans les d茅bats politiques et sociaux de son temps, il fut un 茅crivain brillant et prolifique dans de nombreux domaines: litt茅raire, historique et philosophique. Il 茅crivit 236 livres et pamphlets, en commen莽ant par la pi猫ce de th茅芒tre 听艗dipe, publi茅e en 1719.

Les id茅es diffus茅es par Voltaire au XVIIIe si猫cle sont encore au centre des d茅bats actuels. Ses ouvrages sont 茅tudi茅s 脿 partir de nombreuses perspectives et selon divers mod猫les d鈥檃nalyse, notamment la critique litt茅raire, la bibliographie, les 茅tudes relatives 脿 l鈥檋istoire du livre, 听qui comprennent la cr茅ation, la production, la distribution et la r茅ception des ouvrages de Voltaire ainsi que leur influence sur la culture de l鈥檌mprim茅. Toutes ces recherches conduisent 脿 des discussions constructives sur le plan international, tant en anglais qu鈥檈n fran莽ais.

La Biblioth猫que et Archives de l鈥橴niversit茅 麻豆AV organise un symposium d鈥檜ne journ茅e en mars 2016, pour c茅l茅brer l鈥檃cquisition, en 2013, de la collection Voltaire de J. Patrick Lee. L鈥檈xposition est destin茅e 脿 illustrer le symposium consacr茅 脿 Voltaire et pr茅sente des ouvrages de lui ou sur lui qui s鈥櫭﹖alent sur pr猫s de trois si猫cles. Elle comprend un choix d鈥櫭ヾitions de l鈥櫭﹑oque de Voltaire, dont bon nombre d茅plurent aux autorit茅s religieuses et 茅tatiques du temps et furent publi茅es hors de France. 脌 c么t茅 de ces ouvrages, on remarquera les principales 茅ditions illustr茅es du 20e si猫cle de Candide, l鈥檕euvre la plus populaire de Voltaire. Le choix que nous avons fait pour l鈥檈xposition comprend les Oeuvres compl猫tes de Voltaire ainsi que plusieurs 茅crits biographiques qui ont construit et fa莽onn茅 son image de philosophe du XVIIIe si猫cle.

La collection Voltaire de l鈥橴niversit茅 麻豆AV offre 听un ensemble coh茅rent d鈥櫭ヾitions qui compl猫te son importante collection relative au XVIIIe si猫cle.

Organis茅e 听par Ann Marie Holland et Dr Richard Virr.听

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