• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
La Henriade En Dix Chants, Précédée, Accompagnée, & Suivie De Toutes Les Piéces Rélatives À Ce Poëme & À La Poësie Epique En Général; Auxquelles On a

La Henriade En Dix Chants, Précédée, Accompagnée, & Suivie De Toutes Les Piéces Rélatives À Ce Poëme & À La Poësie Epique En Général; Auxquelles On a

Paperback

Fiction AnthologiesFrench HistoryGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 1143362993
ISBN13: 9781143362996
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: Feb 3 2010
Pages: 520
Weight: 1.59
Height: 1.05 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: French

La Henriade is an epic poem in ten cantos by Voltaire, first published in 1723. Written in French, it celebrates the life of Henry IV of France and the triumph of reason and religious tolerance. This edition, published in 1771, is preceded, accompanied and followed by related pieces pertaining to the poem and epic poetry in general. Also included are Le Temple du Goût, Discours sur l'homme, and Les Poèmes de Fontenoy sur le Desastre de Fontenoy. La Henriade remains a significant work of French literature, reflecting the Enlightenment ideals of its author and offering a historical narrative through the medium of epic verse.

3 different editions

Also available

Also in

Fiction Anthologies