Voltaire and the Art of the Miscellany

Prof. Nicholas Cronk of Oxford University brings the treasures of the Pat Lee Voltaire Collection to life. This special collection at McGill tells the narrative of Voltaire's reception and print history in North America.

Prof. Cronk addresses Voltaire's Miscellanies. Voltaire was a hugely prolific writer of short prose works. Scholars don’t quite know what to do with this vast part of Voltaire’s œuvre and they remain little studied. In the late eighteenth century to the late nineteenth century editors bundled these works together in volumes called ‘Mélanges.’
Ann Marie Holland curated an accompanying exhibition of material from Rare Books and Special Collections. These beautiful illustrations and volumes can be consulted on-site.

This event was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

April 24th, 2018, Colgate Room, Rare Books & Special Collections, McGill Library

Program Notes:

Introduced by Prof. Peter Sabor, Director of the Burney Centre, McGill University
Collection Comments: Ann Marie Holland, Librarian, McGill Rare & Special Collections
Closing Comments: Prof. Nathalie Cooke, Associate Dean ROAAr, McGill Library
Hosted by ROAAr (Rare & Special Collections, Osler, Art & Archives) McGill Library