Lettres anglaises

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Lettres anglaises is an alternative title for Voltaire’s "Lettres philosophiques," a seminal 18th-century work of political and philosophical commentary inspired by his observations of English society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
philosophical work
political commentary
addresses freedom of religion
freedom of the press
relationship between church and state
alternativeTitleOf Lettres philosophiques
author Voltaire
compares England
France
countryOfOrigin France
criticizes French absolutism
religious intolerance
discusses Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglican Church

Parliament of England
surface form: English Parliament

Isaac Newton’s science
John Locke’s philosophy
Religious Society of Friends
surface form: Quakers

commerce in England
genre essay
philosophy
political philosophy
hasForm epistolary essays
hasInfluenceOn French Enlightenment
French political thought
inspiredBy English political system
English religious pluralism
Voltaire’s stay in England
language French
literaryForm letters
mainSubject English society
empiricism
freedom of thought
political institutions
religious tolerance
movement British Enlightenment
surface form: Enlightenment
notableFor contributing to Enlightenment political thought
popularizing English ideas in France
originalTitle Lettres philosophiques
philosophicalTradition empiricism
liberalism
publicationCentury 18th century
titleLanguage French
workOf Voltaire

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Lettres philosophiques alsoKnownAs Lettres anglaises