14. From Paris to Potsdam, 1750

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Preface xi
5. 1. A Family and a Name, 1694-1713 1
6. 2. Love and Libertinage, 1713-1721 18
7. 3. The First Literary War, 1722 34
8. 4. The Miracle of La Henriade, 1723-1726 42
9. 5. A Frenchman Who Knows England Well, 1726-1729 62
10. 6. Further Echoes of England, 1729-1733 80
11. 7. Continued Persecution, 1733-1736 91
12. 8. The New Theseus and Ariadne, 1737-1739 107
13. 9. Face to Face with Frederick, 1739-1740 119
14. 10. Literature and Espionage, 1741-1743 132
15. 11. Court Poet and Historian, 1744-1747 143
16. 12. More Than It Seems To Say, 1748 155
17. 13. The Death of a Great Man, 1749 164
18. 14. From Paris to Potsdam, 1750 172
19. 15. A Voluntary Exile, 1751-1752 186
20. 16. A Double Book Burning, 1752-1753 201
21. 17. Poisonous Days, 1754-1755 219
22. 18. To Live in Tranquility, 1756-1757 234
23. 19. Toward Open Defiance, 1758-1759 242
24. 20. Candide: "A Mixture of Ridicule and Horror" 251
25. 21. Laugh and You Will Crush Them, 1760 261
26. 22. Skirmishes Literary and Otherwise, 1761 273
27. 23. The Avenging of Humanity, 1762 288
28. 24. Is This the Century of Enlightenment? 1763 302
29. 25. Visitors to Ferney, 1762-1765 311
30. 26. The Philosophical Dictionary, 1764 319
31. 27. Magistrate of Humanity, 1765-1766 329
32. 28. Latent Primitivism, 1767-1768 343
33. 29. Words and Whispers, 1769-1770 356
34. 30. Don Quixote of the Alps, 1771-1772 367
35. 31. Eulogies and Discourses, 1773-1774 376
36. 32. Shakespeare's Rival, 1775-1778 385
37. 33. Vindication, 1778 398 398
38. 34. Conclusion 410
39. Bibliography 414
40. Index 427
41. Backmatter 444