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The Prude: A Satirical Tale of Virtue and Hypocrisy
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781515431084
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Prude is one of Voltaire's sharp and witty satirical tales, revealing the author's mastery of irony, social observation, and philosophical humor. In this brief but pointed narrative, Voltaire examines the gap between outward virtue and genuine moral character, exposing the hypocrisies that often hide beneath the appearance of propriety.
Like many of Voltaire's philosophical stories, the tale unfolds with clarity and elegance while delivering a subtle but powerful critique of social conventions. Through wit and carefully crafted irony, Voltaire invites readers to question rigid moral postures and the pretensions of polite society. The story exemplifies the Enlightenment spirit of skepticism, reason, and intellectual independence that runs throughout Voltaire's work.
Presented here in the English translation by William F. Fleming, this edition preserves the brisk style and satirical edge that made Voltaire one of the most influential writers of the eighteenth century. Though concise, The Prude reflects the same incisive intelligence that shaped Voltaire's larger philosophical works and helped define the literary voice of the Enlightenment.
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