"THE THESIS IS CARRIED OUT IN TWO PARTS. IN THE FIRST PART, WE HAVE EXAMINED IN VOLTAIRE'S WORKS THE PRESENCE OF CHINA WITHIN VARIOUS FIELDS : HISTORY AND ANTIQUITY, SOCIETY, POLITICS, RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE, ARTS AND LITERATURE ; HENCE, WE HAVE TRIED TO JUSTIFY THE GAP BETWEEN FACTUAL CHINA AND VOLTAIRE'S IMAGE OF CHINA. THE SECOND PART ENTITLED : " RESEARCH AND COMMENT " CONTAINS A CHRONOLOGICAL STUDY OF VOLTAIRE'S WORKS ON CHINA, AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT HIS SOURCES CONCERNING THE MIDDLE KINGDOM, AND LASTLY, AN ATTEMPT AT UNDERSTANDING THE AUTHOR'S INTEREST IN CHINA, NAMELY ITS PHILOSOPHICAL IMPORTANCE AND THE MATERIAL BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED THROUGH COMMERCIAL TIES. THIS HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, BIBLIOGRAPHIC, BIOGRAPHICAL, CHRONOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY BASED ON VOLTAIRE'S COMPLETE WORKS AND CORRESPONDENCE ENABLES US TO UNDERSTAND BETTER THE USE MADE OF THE CHINESE MYTH DURING THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT BY OUR AUTHOR."
"LA THESE COMPREND DEUX PARTIES. LA PREMIERE TRAITE DE LA PRESENCE DE LA CHINE DANS L'OEUVRE DE VOLTAIRE AVEC POUR THEMES : L'HISTOIRE ET L'ANTIQUITE, LA SOCIETE, LA POLITIQUE, LA RELIGION, LA PHILOSOPHIE, LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS ET LES BELLES LETTRES CHINOIS ; ET NOUS AVONS TENTE DE JUSTIFIER LA DISTANCE ENTRE LA CHINE REELLE ET L'IMAGE VOLTAIRIENNE DE LA CHINE. LA DEUXIEME PARTIE : "RECHERCHES ET INTERPRETATION" PORTE SUR UNE ETUDE CHRONOLOGIQUE DES ECRITS DE VOLTAIRE SUR LA CHINE, SUIVIE D'UNE ENQUETE SUR LES SOURCES DE L'AUTEUR A PROPOS DE SES ECRITS SUR L'EMPIRE DU MILIEU, ET EN DERNIER LIEU, SUR L'INTERET PHILOSOPHIQUE ET MATERIEL DE LA CHINE POUR VOLTAIRE. CETTE ETUDE HISTORIQUE, PHILOSOPHIQUE, BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE, BIOGRAPHIQUE, CHRONOLOGIQUE ET PSYCHOLOGIQUE BASEE SUR LES OEUVRES COMPLETES ET LA CORRESPONDANCE DE VOLTAIRE NOUS AMENE A MIEUX COMPRENDRE LE MYTHE DE LA CHINE EXPLOITE AU SIECLE DES LUMIERES PAR NOTRE AUTEUR."
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