Voltairův životopis Karla XII.
Voltaire’s Biography of Charles XII
Author(s): Martin LiškaSubject(s): Military history, 17th Century, 18th Century
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: Enlightenment; history of historiography; Voltaire; Charles XII;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the following study is to analyze Voltaire’s biography about Charles XII as an early part of Voltaire’s historiographical work and also to analyze the ideas of the Enlightenment the author used. The study also tries to answer the question which lesson a reader should get and which interpretations should be on the other hand avoided.
Journal: Cornova
- Issue Year: 05/2015
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 51-64
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Czech
