La Henriade En Dix Chants Précédée Accompagnée & Suivie De Toutes Les Piéces Rélatives À Ce Poëme & À La Poësie Epique En Général; Auxquelles On a Joint Le Temple Du Gout ; Les Discours Sur L'homme ; Les Poëmes De Fontenoy Sur Le Desas...

<p><i>La Henriade</i> is an epic poem in ten cantos by Voltaire first published in 1723. Written in French it celebrates the life of Henry IV of France and the triumph of reason and religious tolerance. This edition published in 1771 is preceded accompanied and followed by related pieces pertaining to the poem and epic poetry in general. Also included are Le Temple du Goût Discours sur l'homme and Les Poèmes de Fontenoy sur le Desastre de Fontenoy. <i>La Henriade</i> remains a significant work of French literature reflecting the Enlightenment ideals of its author and offering a historical narrative through the medium of epic verse.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>