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Voltaire, 1694-1778. Mahomet le prophète

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Personal name headingVoltaire, 1694-1778. Mahomet le prophète
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Variant(s)Voltaire, 1694-1778. Fanatisme
Voltaire, 1694-1778. Mahomet
Beginning date1739
Found inMahomet : the imposter, a tragedy, [1806] page 4 (the original in French by Voltaire)
Mahomet : trágedie, 1742: title page (by M. de Voltaire)
Le fanatisme, ou Mahomet le prophete : trágedie, 1753: title page (by Mr. de Voltaire)
Voltaire. Le fanatisme, ou Mahomet le prophète ; De l'Alcoran et de Mahomet (Voltaire. Works, 1968, v. 20B), c2002: title page (Le fanatisme, ou Mahomet le prophète) section title, page 1 (Le fanatisme, ou Mahomet le prophète : trágedie) running title, introduction (Le fanatisme, ou Mahomet : trágedie) running title, text (Le fanatisme, ou Mahomet le prophète : trágedie) pages 17-20 (although a notice by Voltaire in the 1743 edition says it was written in 1736, the first clear reference to it is in April 1739; first draft finished in July 1739; first performed in Lille, April 25, 1741; first performance in Paris on Aug. 9, 1742) pages 32-33 (first unauthorized editions published in 1742; first "truly authorized edition" by Etienne Ledet, Amsterdam, 1743) bibliography, pages 49-135 (first unauthorized editions have title Mahomet : trágedie; first authorized edition (43A3) has title Le fanatisme, ou Mahomet le prophète : trágedie; some later editions have title Mahomet, ou Le fanatisme : trágedie)