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    Oedipus by Voltaire - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
    Oedipus by Voltaire - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
    Oedipus by Voltaire - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
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    Oedipus by Voltaire - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

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    This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Oedipus by Voltaire - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Voltaire’.

    Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Voltaire includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.

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    Release dateJul 17, 2017
    ISBN9781788777483
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      Oedipus by Voltaire - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) - Voltaire

      The Collected Works of

      VOLTAIRE

      VOLUME 7 OF 43

      Oedipus

      Parts Edition

      By Delphi Classics, 2015

      Version 1

      COPYRIGHT

      ‘Oedipus’

      Voltaire: Parts Edition (in 43 parts)

      First published in the United Kingdom in 2017 by Delphi Classics.

      © Delphi Classics, 2017.

      All rights reserved.  No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form other than that in which it is published.

      ISBN: 978 1 78877 748 3

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      Delphi Publishing Ltd

      Hastings, East Sussex

      United Kingdom

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      Voltaire: Parts Edition

      This eBook is Part 7 of the Delphi Classics edition of Voltaire in 43 Parts. It features the unabridged text of Oedipus from the bestselling edition of the author’s Collected Works. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. Our Parts Editions feature original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of Voltaire, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.

      Visit here to buy the entire Parts Edition of Voltaire or the Collected Works of Voltaire in a single eBook.

      Learn more about our Parts Edition, with free downloads, via this link or browse our most popular Parts here.

      VOLTAIRE

      IN 43 VOLUMES

      Parts Edition Contents

      The Philosophical Fiction

      1, Zadig

      2, Micromegas

      3, Candide; Or, the Optimist

      4, L’ingénu

      5, The Man of Forty Crowns

      6, Other Philosophical Tales

      The Plays

      7, Oedipus

      8, Mariamne

      9, Zaire

      10, Caesar

      11, The Prodigial

      12, Merope

      13, Olympia

      14, The Orphan of China

      15, Brutus

      16, Mahomet

      17, Amelia

      18, Socrates

      19, Alzire

      20, Orestes

      21, Sémiramis

      22, Catiline

      23, Pandora

      24, The Scotch Woman

      25, Nanine

      26, The Prude

      27, The Tatler

      28, Prefaces to Plays

      The Poetry

      29, The Henriade

      30, The Maid of Orleans

      31, The Lisbon Earthquake and Other Poems

      The Philosophical Works

      32, Letters on England

      33, Philosophical Letters

      34, A Philosophical Dictionary

      35, Toleration and Other Essays

      36, An Essay on Crimes and Punishments

      The Historical Works

      37, Age of Louis Xiv

      38, The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia

      39, History of Charles Xii

      The Criticism

      40, The Criticism

      The Biographies

      41, Voltaire by John Morley

      42, Voltaire: A Sketch of His Life and Works by G. W. Foote and J. M. Wheeler

      43, Voltaire: Brief Biography by George Saintsbury

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      Oedipus

      Translated by William F. Fleming

      First performed in 1718, Oedipus was Voltaire’s first play and the first literary work for which he used his pen-name (his real name being François-Marie Arouet). In adapting Sophocles' Athenian tragedy Oedipus the King, Voltaire attempted to rationalise the plot and motivation of its characters. In a letter of 1719 he indicated his concerns that the murder of Laius should not have been investigated earlier and that Oedipus should take so long to understand the oracle’s clear pronouncement. The playwright adds a subplot concerning the love of Philoctète for Jocaste, as well as reducing the prominence of the theme of incest.

      Voltaire completed writing the drama in 1717 during his eleven month imprisonment and Oedipus premièred on 18 November 1718 at the Comédie-Française, during his first period of exile at Châtenay-Malabry. Quinault-Dufresne played Oedipus, and Charlotte Desmares,

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