Voltaire (and his social networks) [ Association ]
… © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Estampes, N2-Voltaire, XVIIIe siècle. Abstract Voltaire often portrayed himself as a solitary man who preferred to live far from the hustle and bustle of worldly life. In reality, he was a man for … his life. People > Association Keywords Celebrity Correspondence Friendship Networks Patronage Voltaire styled himself the ‘hermit of the Alps’ 1 in much of the correspondence he produced from his residence in Ferney. Yet he was by no … the duchesse’s protection. His worldliness would also serve him well in his writing: he made such a name for himself that the Comédie-Française took interest in his work, Œdipe , and the public were keen to see it. Alongside …
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