Project Gutenberg 2008-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 150 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Frederick II, King of Prussia 1712 1786 Prussia, Frederick II King of Friedrich II, der Grosse, King of Prussia Pompery, Edouard de 1812 1895 Correspondance de Voltaire avec le roi de Prusse Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net); produced from images of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Correspondance de Voltaire avec le roi de Prusse" by Voltaire and Frederick II is a historical correspondence written in the late 19th century. This collection encompasses over four decades of letters exchanged between the renowned Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire and Frederick II, the king of Prussia. The dialogues explore diverse subjects such as philosophy, politics, and the arts, revealing the unique intellectual rapport between the two influential figures of their time. At the start of the correspondence, we see Frederick, still a prince, reaching out to Voltaire with admiration for his literary genius. The letters highlight Frederick's desire to cultivate philosophy and the arts within his reign, expressing a shared commitment to Enlightenment ideas. Voltaire's responses are filled with flattery and philosophical musings, as he encourages Frederick's aspirations for humane leadership. The opening sets the stage for a complex relationship, characterized by mutual respect, philosophical discussions, and the challenges posed by royal duties, thereby inviting readers to explore how their correspondence evolves over the years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 -- Correspondence Voltaire, 1694-1778. Correspondence Authors, French -- 18th century -- Correspondence Prussia (Germany) -- Kings and rulers -- Correspondence DD PQ Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: History - European 379584 2025-07-10T12:45:31.207461 text/html 427021 2008-06-09T05:13:16 text/html 229537 2025-07-10T12:45:40.295382 application/epub+zip 232876 2025-07-10T12:45:34.855401 application/epub+zip 203495 2025-07-10T12:45:33.483435 application/epub+zip 516002 2025-07-10T12:45:44.073361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498067 2025-07-10T12:45:39.279381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454029 2022-09-12T05:52:20.110294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323011 2025-07-10T12:45:30.387449 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323005 2008-06-09T05:13:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315408 2008-06-09T05:15:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24344 2025-07-10T12:45:44.216342 application/rdf+xml 22125 2025-07-10T12:45:33.985402 image/jpeg 4671 2025-07-10T12:45:33.733449 image/jpeg 123136 2008-06-09T05:16:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 121962 2008-06-09T05:16:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 135412 2008-06-09T05:16:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 223624 2025-07-10T12:45:31.237401 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia