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Encyclopédie, L'

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Encyclopédie, L', a dictionary of universal knowledge published 1751–76 in 35 vols under the editorship of Diderot, with (until 1758) D'Alembert as his chief assistant, and with the leading intellectuals of the age, including Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Buffon, and Turgot, as contributors. It can be regarded as the most representative monument of the Enlightenment. Its attack on superstition and credulity attracted the hostility of church and state.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Encyclopédie, L'." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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