<P> Most of Voltaire 's early life revolved around Paris . From early on , Voltaire had trouble with the authorities for critiques of the government . These activities were to result in two imprisonments and a temporary exile to England . One satirical verse , in which Voltaire accused the Régent of incest with his own daughter , led to an eleven - month imprisonment in the Bastille . The Comédie - Française had agreed in January 1717 to stage his debut play , Œdipe , and it opened in mid-November 1718 , seven months after his release . Its immediate critical and financial success established his reputation . Both the Régent and King George I of Great Britain presented Voltaire with medals as a mark of their appreciation . </P>
<P> Most of Voltaire 's early life revolved around Paris . From early on , Voltaire had trouble with the authorities for critiques of the government . These activities were to result in two imprisonments and a temporary exile to England . One satirical verse , in which Voltaire accused the Régent of incest with his own daughter , led to an eleven - month imprisonment in the Bastille . The Comédie - Française had agreed in January 1717 to stage his debut play , Œdipe , and it opened in mid-November 1718 , seven months after his release . Its immediate critical and financial success established his reputation . Both the Régent and King George I of Great Britain presented Voltaire with medals as a mark of their appreciation . </P>
who was twice imprisoned in the bastille ( french prison ) for his controversial satires
who was twice imprisoned in the bastille ( french prison ) for his controversial satires
Voltaire
Voltaire