LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY IN MODERNITY
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James Joyce
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Voltaire
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Virginia Woolf
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Y.B. Yeats
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Detailed explanation-1: -His most famous works included the fictitious Lettres philosophiques (1734) and the satirical novel Candide (1759). The former-a series of essays on English government and society-was a landmark in the history of thought. Today it is considered one of the great monuments of French literature.
Detailed explanation-2: -Known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire (/vɒlˈtɛər, voʊl-/; also US: /vɔːl-/; French: [vɔltɛːʁ]), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity-especially of the Roman Catholic Church-and of slavery. Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
Detailed explanation-3: -Voltaire believed above all in the efficacy of reason. He believed social progress could be achieved through reason and that no authority-religious or political or otherwise-should be immune to challenge by reason.
Detailed explanation-4: -The origins of his famous pen name are unclear. He was imprisoned in the Bastille for nearly a year. He became hugely wealthy by exploiting a flaw in the French lottery. He was an extraordinary prolific writer. Many of his most famous works were banned. More items •15-Oct-2019