Lettres anglaises

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Lettres anglaises is an alternative title for Voltaire’s "Lettres philosophiques," a seminal 18th-century work of political and philosophical commentary inspired by his observations of English society.

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Lettres anglaises canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ
addresses freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
relationship between church and state ⓘ
alternativeTitleOf Lettres philosophiques ⓘ
author Voltaire ⓘ
compares England ⓘ
France ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
criticizes French absolutism ⓘ
religious intolerance ⓘ
discusses Anglican Church ⓘ
linked to: Anglican Communion

English Parliament ⓘ
Isaac Newton’s science ⓘ
John Locke’s philosophy ⓘ
Quakers ⓘ
commerce in England ⓘ
genre essay ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
hasForm epistolary essays ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn French Enlightenment ⓘ
French political thought ⓘ
inspiredBy English political system ⓘ
English religious pluralism ⓘ
Voltaire’s stay in England ⓘ
language French ⓘ
literaryForm letters ⓘ
mainSubject English society ⓘ
empiricism ⓘ
freedom of thought ⓘ
political institutions ⓘ
religious tolerance ⓘ
movement Enlightenment ⓘ
notableFor contributing to Enlightenment political thought ⓘ
popularizing English ideas in France ⓘ
originalTitle Lettres philosophiques ⓘ
philosophicalTradition empiricism ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
publicationCentury 18th century ⓘ
titleLanguage French ⓘ
workOf Voltaire ⓘ

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Lettres philosophiques → alsoKnownAs → Lettres anglaises ⓘ