The Symbolism of Voltaire's Novels

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Excerpt from The Symbolism of Voltaire's Novels: With Special Reference to Zadig The purpose of this Introduction is to show, (1) where a real lacuna exists in the study of Voltaire's novels, and (2) how that lacuna is to be filled. In order to show this, I shall give a résumé and an analysis of what has been done by my predecessors in the field. Résumé of the Bibliography No less a scholar than Gaston Paris has treated the episode of the Angel and the Hermit (La Poésie du moyen âge, première série, troisième édition, Paris, 1895, p. 151 ff.) as it has appeared in literature from the earliest times down. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.