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Le Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne de Voltaire : de l’effondrement à l’édification

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Voltaire’s Poem on the Lisbon Disaster describes the consequences of a natural disaster that occurred in 1755. However, this article will show that this text is rather holding a dual reading. The author of Candide uses verse as a medium to spread a satirical view on philosophical optimism and hypocritical devotion. Voltaire is thus counterbalancing the collapsing with a dual construction: this poem is emerging from the ruins of civilization, in the same way as the deist thought unveils the cruelty of a not so loving form of deity.

Source: Sociopoétiques

DOI: 10.52497/sociopoetiques.2249

Author: Jacques MARCKERT

Institution: Centre de Recherches sur les Littératures et la Sociopoétique

Language: English

Topic: Rousseau and Enlightenment Thought

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4414607834

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