Voltaire ad Altamura. Traduzioni di scritti voltairiani tra le carte di Luca de Samuele Cagnazzi

Abstract

This study examines previously unpublished Italian translations of Voltaire’s works from the Fondo Cagnazzi (Archivio-Biblioteca-Museo Civico, Alta-mura), attributed to Luca de Samuele Cagnazzi (1764–1852). Linked to European references and Altamura’s intellectual milieu, the translations reveal a selective reception of Voltaire, showing how translation served as cultural mediation and intellectual engagement in a provincial yet connected setting.