Voltaire (and his social networks) [ Association ]
… friend would remain sacred throughout his life. People > Association Mots-clés Celebrity Correspondence Friendship Networks Patronage Voltaire styled himself the ‘hermit of the Alps’ 1 in much of the correspondence he produced from his … and would contribute enormously towards shaping his personality. To understand the latter, we must explore the different social networks that structured Voltaire’s existence. At the age of ten, François-Marie Arouet, the future Voltaire, was … he regularly corresponded; yet their friendship would remain founded on the awareness of their profound differences in social status. François-Marie Arouet may have grown to be the best of friends with his noble fellows, he was still no …
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