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This Element addresses how modern readers can understand the subtle and playful literary performances that constitute Voltaire's correspondence. Digital reading methods and resources enhance our understanding of this complex literary object and its relationship to Voltaire's more canonical literary output, and to the Enlightenment world at large.

This Very Short Introduction examines Voltaire's (1694-1778) remarkable life and career. Exploring his most important writings, the impact his work had on our understanding of the European Enlightenment, and his status as a literary celebrity at the time, Nicholas Cronk considers his continued relevance in literature, politics, and philosophy.