Voltaire

Voltaire was a talented, confident and controversial French writer in the enlightenment of the 18th century. He was born in a wealthy family in Paris in 1694 and named after Francois-Marie Arouet. In the early days of his life, Voltaire experienced many difficulties. For example, at the age of 7 the mother died and only his father and brother raised him. Unfortunately, Voltaire despised his father and brother, so it was even more insulting. Nonetheless Voltaire's decision made it possible for him to overcome his early misfortune and he continued to attend the university of the Roy Roglan Academy in Paris.

The witness of Voltaire soon made him popular among several aristocratic families in Paris and became a favorite of the world of society. Voltaire's father fell in love with a French refugee called Katherine Olympic Dunoa when Voltaire's father got a secretary's work as French ambassador of France, but their shameful behavior was that Voltaire's father was defeated and returned to France I was forced to do. Since very young, Voltaire and the French authorities suffered from a powerful attack by the government and the Catholic Church. And it led to myriad imprisonment and exile in his life. In 1717, in the early twenties earlier, he took part in Sergele's conspiracy against Julio Alberoni against Orléans Philippe II (then regent of the King of Louis XVI of France at that time). His job led to his imprisonment for notorious Bastille for 11 months.

The majority of Voltaire's early life is developing mainly in Paris. From the beginning, Voltaire had problems with the authorities criticizing the government. As a result, he was sentenced to two imprisonment and was temporarily exiled to the UK. Voltaire condemned Raytheon as a satirical poem that resulted in incest of his daughter, incestuous to Bastille for 11 months. In January 1717, Comedy Francaise agreed to play in his debut drama "âdipe" and opened in mid-November 1718 after his release. Its direct key and economic success has established his reputation. British Régent and King I gave medals to Voltaire as a sign of their gratitude.

One of Voltaire's earliest and most famous operas was his adaptation of Sophocles' tragedy "Edeps", which was first performed in 1718. Voltaire followed a series of dramatic tragedies, including Marianna (1724). His Zaïre (1732) written in poetry is different from the previous work: before this time, the tragedy of Voltaire was focused on the fatal flaw of the hero's character, but the tragedy of Zaire is the environment It was the result. Following Zaire, Voltaire continued writing a tragedy including Mahomet (1736) and Nanine (1749).