The Historical Praise of Reason

"The Historical Praise of Reason" (original French title: "Éloge historique de la Raison") is a panegyric in the form of a biography, written by the philosopher Voltaire in 1774.

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This fable in the form of a panegyric tells the story of the allegorical figure of Reason, who, after hiding in a well for years, finally emerges and realizes that her reign may have returned.

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Prose works	Letters on the English Elements of the Philosophy of Newton Zadig History of Charles XII The Age of Louis XIV Micromégas Annals of the Empire "Plato's Dream" Doctor Akakia "Essai sur les mœurs et l'esprit des nations" Candide Treatise on Tolerance Dictionnaire philosophique Commentaires sur Corneille Idées républicaines Questions sur les Miracles L'Ingénu "The Historical Praise of Reason" Précis du siècle de Louis XV Des singularités de la nature The Man of Forty Crowns The White Bull Les Dialogues d’Evhémère
Poetry	Henriade "Le Mondain" Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne "Épître à l'Auteur du Livre des Trois Imposteurs" The Maid of Orleans
Drama	Oedipus Artémire Hérode et Mariamne Brutus Ériphyle Zaïre La Prude Socrates Mahomet Mérope La princesse de Navarre Sémiramis Nanine L'Orphelin de la Chine La Femme qui a Raison Tancrède Don Pèdre, roi de Castille Sophonisbe Irène Agathocle
Other	Samson (opera)
Related	Les Délices Institut et Musée Voltaire Émilie du Châtelet Voltaire Foundation Complete Works of Voltaire Ferney-Voltaire The Friends of Voltaire (1906 book) Voltaire (1933 film) Passionate Minds (2006 novel)