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Voltaire A Concise Biography
Title
Voltaire [electronic resource (video)] : A Concise Biography / Hossick, Malcolm.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c2005.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (35 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 27, 2011.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
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Summary
In this program from the Famous Authors series, viewers are introduced to the biography and work of the French writer Voltaire. The video discusses conditions and politics of 18th century France, and reviews important tenents of the Enlightenment, both critical to understanding the writer's work. Voltaire was often in trouble, and sometimes imprisoned, for voicing his controversial views and mocking the court.
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Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
Famous authors
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
10 & up.
Contents
Voltaire's Vision (3:09)
18th Century French Royalty (3:23)
Voltaire Pens Controversy (3:04)
Voltaire's Company (1:49)
Voltaire Goes Too Far (2:06)
Voltaire's Liaison (2:51)
Voltaire Influences Royalty (4:03)
Voltaire Seeks a Permanent Residence (2:26)
Ecrasez L'infame, Wipe Out Corruption (1:51)
Standing Up for Integrity (2:00)
Voltaire in Paris for the Last Time (2:12)
Credits: Voltaire: A Concise Biography (0:45)
An Overview of Voltaire's Works (5:34)
Videorecording number
43989 Infobase
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Educational films.
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