VOLTAIRE'S POLITICS
The Poet as Realist
By PETER GAY
In a study that is carefully reasoned and brilliantly written,
the author examines Voltaire's writings in their social and
historical contexts and relates Voltaire's ideas for social re–
form to his experiences in 18th century European life
and thought. Voltaire emerges not as a poet dabbling
in
politics or a salon-reformer, but as a tough-minded realist
completely aware of and responsive to the political temper
of his times.
384 pages. $6
Order from your bookstore, or
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, Princeton, N.
J.
The WRITER in EXTREMIS
EXPRESSIONISM IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY
GERMAN LITERATURE
By WALTER H. SOKEL. The author indicates how the various
styles and themes of German Expressionism are related to the
per–
sonal and cultural conditions of the artistically significant Expres–
sionists and to the messianic cult of "the new man."
Coming in June. $5.00
The METAMORPHOSES
of
DON JUAN
By LEO WEINSTEIN. The first complete history of the Don Juan
legend in English, this study follows Don Juan in his literary
career
from Tirso de Molina to Anouilh and Montherlant.
Coming in June.
About $4.50
STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Stanford, California
