Nanine, ou le Préjugé Vaincu, Comédie en Trois Actes, en Vers de Dix Fyllabes (French Edition)

The work Voltaire produced in Nanine, or Prejudice Conquered is an entertaining and well-written play. This is a comedy in three acts, written in ten syllable verses. It asks the question: what would happen if a man fell in love with a woman he already knew to be his fiancee? Voltaire, in this his first major work, depicts the conflict between love and social discrimination. A bold intellectual heroine in Voltaire's time, Naniné dismantles gender prejudice and radicalizes the idea of self-determination.The play's title refers to the vain prejudice conquered by love.Get ready for twists and turns as the story progresses; you'll be on the edge of your seat!