Olympia A Tragedy of Power, Loyalty, and Enlightenment Thought
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Wilder Publications
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
10.02.2011
Verlag
Wilder PublicationsSeitenzahl
46
Maße (L/B/H)
22.9/15.2/0.4 cm
Gewicht
83 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-61720-255-1
Voltaire's Olympia is a dramatic work that reflects the Enlightenment writer's engagement with classical themes, moral conflict, and the tensions between authority and individual will. Drawing upon historical and theatrical traditions, the play presents a narrative shaped by political intrigue, personal loyalty, and the consequences of power. As with much of Voltaire's dramatic writing, Olympia combines formal structure with philosophical undertones, exploring questions of justice, governance, and human motivation within a controlled dramatic framework. The work reflects eighteenth-century theatrical conventions while also carrying the intellectual imprint of its author's broader critique of established systems and inherited authority. Olympia remains of interest as part of Voltaire's dramatic output and as an example of Enlightenment-era theatre. It offers readers insight into the intersection of literature and philosophy during a period of significant intellectual change, and is suited to those studying European drama, political thought, and the development of modern literary forms.
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