Discourse on Voluntary Servitude

essay on political philosophy by Étienne de La Boétie
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Discourse on Voluntary Servitude
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Discourse on Voluntary Servitude

Summary

Discourse on Voluntary Servitude is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (988 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude authored Étienne de La Boétie[3].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's genre is essay[5].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's Commons category is recorded as Discours de la servitude volontaire[6].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's language of work or name is recorded as Middle French[7].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's country of origin is recorded as France[8].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude was published on 1576[9].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's has edition or translation is recorded as Discours de la Servitude volontaire[10].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's has edition or translation is recorded as Discours de la servitude volontaire[11].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's has edition or translation is recorded as Discourse on Voluntary Servitude[12].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's main subject is political philosophy[13].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's main subject is obedience[14].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's main subject is slavery[15].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's main subject is subject[16].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/boetie/knechtsc/knechtsc.html[17].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Le discours de la servitude volontaire'}[18].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Über freiwillige Knechtschaft'}[19].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Discourse on Voluntary Servitude'}[20].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Discurso sobre la servidumbre voluntaria'}[21].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's title is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Parolado pri memvola servuto'}[22].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Discorso sulla servitù volontaria'}[23].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Discurs de la servitud voluntària'}[24].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Discurso da Servidão Voluntária'}[25].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Рассуждение о добровольном рабстве'}[26].
  • Discourse on Voluntary Servitude's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'گفتار در بندگی خودخواسته'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Discourse on Voluntary Servitude authored Étienne de La Boétie[3].

Publication

Discourse on Voluntary Servitude was released on 1576[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Middle French[7]. Its genre is essay[5].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include political philosophy[13], obedience[14], slavery[15], and subject[16].

Why It Matters

Discourse on Voluntary Servitude ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (988 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  1. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Reclus · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation Discours de la Servitude volontaire, Discours de la servitude volontaire, Discourse on Voluntary Servitude
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  2. 21d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre
    Author Étienne de La Boétie
    Genre essay
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    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ڈسکورس آن والنٹری سرویٹیوڈ]]"
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