by Benoît Garnot · Hatier · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782218971471
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«Voltaire et l'affaire Calas» is the historical essay by Benoît Garnot, published by Hatier in paperback (128 pages, in French).
In 1761, Marc-Antoine Calas is found hanged in Toulouse; his father Jean, a Protestant, is accused of killing him for religious reasons and executed the following year. The work reviews the facts, interpretations and implications of the case, as well as the role of Voltaire, who denounced fanaticism and worked for the rehabilitation of the family.
It is part of the «Récits d'historien» collection, directed by Martine Allaire; it was published on September 11, 2013.
Intended for secondary school and high school students, and for readers interested in French history and the eighteenth century.
