morellet rousseau voltaire oxford university studies in the enlightenment previously svec diderot rousseau full list of series orders rights and permissions news blog enlightenment events join the vf bulletin latest vf bulletin news archive press articles special offers blog contact home the voltaire foundation is a world leader for eighteenth century scholarship publishing the definitive edition of the complete works of voltaire uvres compl tes de voltaire as well as oxford university studies in the enlightenment previously svec the foremost series devoted to enlightenment studies and the correspondences of several key french thinkers . voltaire was the greatest of the enlightenment philosophers and his voice and values remain a vital presence in european culture today . it is the mission of the voltaire foundation to promote and explore these values . blog news and events latest post school of life voltaire philosopher alain de botton has created a short animated video on voltaire scripted by nicholas cronk . re discover pastel portraits of voltaire . receive our e mail bulletin and find us on facebook . enlightenment events . books and resources who is voltaire searchable complete catalogue . publication schedule 2016 . find out more about our series . library recommendation form . order or contact us . candide enhanced edition app . electronic enlightenment correspondence between key 18th century writers . voltaire s writings tout voltaire a database of reliable versions of voltaire texts . other useful links . for authors and editors publishing in oxford university studies in the enlightenment previously svec . for complete works of voltaire editors . oxford university studies in the enlightenment previously svec satire prints and theatricality in the french revolution claire tr vien claire tr vien s interdisciplinary exploration of the political and visual terrain between the stage and satirical prints in the french revolution is both imaginative and path breaking . it opens up new perspectives on the confluence of some of the most striking visual expressions of revolutionary culture . colin jones queen mary university of london read the blog post by author claire tr vien hunting in the shadows of the french revolution . complete works of voltaire volume 58 uvres de 1764 ed . thomas wynn christophe cave et al. ce volume de textes de 1764 nous pr sente un voltaire historien et pol miste aux prises avec le testament politique de richelieu document dont il persiste contester l authenticit ainsi qu un voltaire critique litt raire et journaliste qui livra environ deux douzaines d articles la gazette litt raire au cours de cette ann e l . lire la pr face de jean sgard . correspondence series correspondance de mme de graffigny now complete vol .1 15 1716 1759 lettres 1 2518 she was the world s most famous writer at one time but there s a good chance you ve never heard of her . fran oise de graffigny was admired throughout europe in the mid 18th century for her novel lettres d une p ruvienne and her drama c nie . but over two centuries later her name was pretty well forgotten . then in 1975 a group of international scholars based at the university of toronto came together to edit over 2500 letters written by mme de graffigny . now 40 years later it s finally been completed and published by the voltaire foundation . editors professor david smith and professor penny arthur s cbc radio one interview on the programme fresh air 24 april 2016 your browser does not support the audio element . 2008 2016 the voltaire foundation a world leader for eighteenth century scholarship .