S. Pierse, Voltaire Historiographer: Narrative Paradigms

Sìofra Pierse, Voltaire Historiographer: Narrative Paradigms

Oxford, Voltaire Foundation, série SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century), 2008, 296 p.

EAN : 9780729409322

75 €

Présentation de l'éditeur : Voltaire's vast historical output reflects his own changing roles and preoccupations from 'conteur' to campaigner. In this first study to explore the whole range of Voltaire's historical oeuvres, Sìofra Pierse examines the irreducible ambiguity of the term 'histoire', both factual truth and the way it is represented. She then discusses how Voltaire's theories of history interact with other, more literary considerations, and analyses how a search for truth overlaps with a desire to create a compelling narrative that engages the reader in a deeper, more collaborative and polemical project. Sommaire : Introduction: Historiographerie I Narrative 1. The historiographer 2. The author 3. The reader II Story 4. Digressions 5. Heroics III Truth 6. Fact and fable 7. Truth and doubt Conclusion: beyond history Appendix: corpus summary Contact:  email@voltaire.ox.ac.uk