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4 days ago · François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680), a renowned writer and moralist whose works, such as "Maximes," have had a lasting impact on French literature and philosophy. Louis-Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld (1743-1792), a prominent figure during the French Revolution who advocated for social and political reforms before falling victim to the ...
4 days ago · Voltaire (born November 21, 1694, Paris, France—died May 30, 1778, Paris) was one of the greatest of all French writers. Although only a few of his works are still read, he continues to be held in worldwide repute as a courageous crusader against tyranny, bigotry, and cruelty. Through its critical capacity, wit, and satire, Voltaire’s work ...
- “Voltaire” is the pen name under which French author-philosopher François-Marie Arouet published a number of books and pamphlets in the 18th centur...
- Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer. In his lifetime he published numerous works, including books, plays, poems, and polemics. His most fa...
- Voltaire believed above all in the efficacy of reason. He believed social progress could be achieved through reason and that no authority—religious...
- Voltaire dominated the discourse of his era. In his writing, he left virtually no subject untouched. Voltaire wrote on subjects as distinct as meta...
4 days ago · On appelle moralistes les auteurs qui écrivent sur les mœurs, sur les travers ou les préjugés des hommes. La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680), né à Paris, est un moraliste. Dans un livre célèbre, les Maximes, il s’est efforcé de prouver que, dans toutes ses actions, l’homme n’obéit qu’à l’amour-propre et à l’intérêt personne
2 days ago · “Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire.” — François de La Rochefoucauld. Love can be complex, and when it starts to fade, the signs might not be loud, but they are clear. Such a change usually happens slowly, making one wonder why the warmth they once felt is missing.
4 days ago · Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo [1] ( French: [viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo] ⓘ; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885), sometimes nicknamed the Ocean Man, was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. His most famous works are the novels The Hunchback of ...
3 days ago · Structured around pivotal elections in France and the United States, recent novels by François Roux and Michel Houellebecq weave together fictional characters with their historical referents, tracing a history of neoliberal economics and its effects on political processes and personal lives. By directly staging the history of Neoliberalism, both Roux and Houellebecq are able to invoke an ...
6 hours ago · Notes on a Panic -- 90s Edition, Part 4 The Great Santini. Adrian Daub. May 30, 2024
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