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durée : 00:58:54 - Le Cours de l'histoire - par : Xavier Mauduit, Maïwenn Guiziou, Anne-Toscane Viudes - Au 18ᵉ siècle, l'essor de la célébrité est lié au développement d'un espace public. Voltaire, Rousseau, et Marie-Antoinette deviennent des figures publiques connues jusque dans le détail de leur vie privée. Portraits, bustes, et tasses à leur effigie deviennent des objets de consommation populaire. - réalisation : Thomas Beau - invités : Antoine Lilti Historien spécialiste de l'époque moderne et des Lumières, professeur au Collège de France; Guillaume Mazeau Historien spécialiste de la Révolution française, maître de conférences en histoire moderne à l'Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
An engaging investigation of how 13 key Enlightenment figures shaped the concept of race, from the acclaimed author of Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely. Over the first decades of the 18th century, Christianity began to lose its grip on the story of humankind. Yet centuries of xenophobia, religious intolerance, and proto-biological ideas did not simply disappear. This raw material was increasingly “processed” by secularly minded thinkers who claimed the right to rethink the category of the human. By century's end, naturalists and classifiers had divided the human species into racial categories using methods that we now associate with the Enlightenment era. In Biography of a Dangerous Idea, prize-winning biographer and Enlightenment specialist Andrew S. Curran retells this story through the medium of group biography. Written more like a detective story than traditional history, the book traces the emergence of race through the lives of 13 pivotal figures, among them Louis XIV, Buffon, Linnaeus, Voltaire, Hume, Adam Smith, Blumenbach, Kant, and Jefferson. Moving from the gilded halls of Versailles to the slave plantations of the Caribbean, from the court of the Mughal Empire to the drawing rooms of Monticello, this sweeping narrative not only reveals how the Enlightenment's ultimate Promethean quest intertwined with systems of oppression and empire, but also offers a groundbreaking reassessment of the era's most famous luminaries. Andrew S. Curran is the William Armstrong Professor of the Humanities at Wesleyan University. Caleb Zakarin is CEO and Publisher of New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies
An engaging investigation of how 13 key Enlightenment figures shaped the concept of race, from the acclaimed author of Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely. Over the first decades of the 18th century, Christianity began to lose its grip on the story of humankind. Yet centuries of xenophobia, religious intolerance, and proto-biological ideas did not simply disappear. This raw material was increasingly “processed” by secularly minded thinkers who claimed the right to rethink the category of the human. By century's end, naturalists and classifiers had divided the human species into racial categories using methods that we now associate with the Enlightenment era. In Biography of a Dangerous Idea, prize-winning biographer and Enlightenment specialist Andrew S. Curran retells this story through the medium of group biography. Written more like a detective story than traditional history, the book traces the emergence of race through the lives of 13 pivotal figures, among them Louis XIV, Buffon, Linnaeus, Voltaire, Hume, Adam Smith, Blumenbach, Kant, and Jefferson. Moving from the gilded halls of Versailles to the slave plantations of the Caribbean, from the court of the Mughal Empire to the drawing rooms of Monticello, this sweeping narrative not only reveals how the Enlightenment's ultimate Promethean quest intertwined with systems of oppression and empire, but also offers a groundbreaking reassessment of the era's most famous luminaries. Andrew S. Curran is the William Armstrong Professor of the Humanities at Wesleyan University. Caleb Zakarin is CEO and Publisher of New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
An engaging investigation of how 13 key Enlightenment figures shaped the concept of race, from the acclaimed author of Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely. Over the first decades of the 18th century, Christianity began to lose its grip on the story of humankind. Yet centuries of xenophobia, religious intolerance, and proto-biological ideas did not simply disappear. This raw material was increasingly “processed” by secularly minded thinkers who claimed the right to rethink the category of the human. By century's end, naturalists and classifiers had divided the human species into racial categories using methods that we now associate with the Enlightenment era. In Biography of a Dangerous Idea, prize-winning biographer and Enlightenment specialist Andrew S. Curran retells this story through the medium of group biography. Written more like a detective story than traditional history, the book traces the emergence of race through the lives of 13 pivotal figures, among them Louis XIV, Buffon, Linnaeus, Voltaire, Hume, Adam Smith, Blumenbach, Kant, and Jefferson. Moving from the gilded halls of Versailles to the slave plantations of the Caribbean, from the court of the Mughal Empire to the drawing rooms of Monticello, this sweeping narrative not only reveals how the Enlightenment's ultimate Promethean quest intertwined with systems of oppression and empire, but also offers a groundbreaking reassessment of the era's most famous luminaries. Andrew S. Curran is the William Armstrong Professor of the Humanities at Wesleyan University. Caleb Zakarin is CEO and Publisher of New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
An engaging investigation of how 13 key Enlightenment figures shaped the concept of race, from the acclaimed author of Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely. Over the first decades of the 18th century, Christianity began to lose its grip on the story of humankind. Yet centuries of xenophobia, religious intolerance, and proto-biological ideas did not simply disappear. This raw material was increasingly “processed” by secularly minded thinkers who claimed the right to rethink the category of the human. By century's end, naturalists and classifiers had divided the human species into racial categories using methods that we now associate with the Enlightenment era. In Biography of a Dangerous Idea, prize-winning biographer and Enlightenment specialist Andrew S. Curran retells this story through the medium of group biography. Written more like a detective story than traditional history, the book traces the emergence of race through the lives of 13 pivotal figures, among them Louis XIV, Buffon, Linnaeus, Voltaire, Hume, Adam Smith, Blumenbach, Kant, and Jefferson. Moving from the gilded halls of Versailles to the slave plantations of the Caribbean, from the court of the Mughal Empire to the drawing rooms of Monticello, this sweeping narrative not only reveals how the Enlightenment's ultimate Promethean quest intertwined with systems of oppression and empire, but also offers a groundbreaking reassessment of the era's most famous luminaries. Andrew S. Curran is the William Armstrong Professor of the Humanities at Wesleyan University. Caleb Zakarin is CEO and Publisher of New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
„… ale slovo Pánovo zostáva na veky.“ (1Pt 1:25) V osemnástom storočí predpovedal francúzsky posmeškár Voltaire, že o sto rokov bude Biblia neznámou knihou a ostane len v múzeách ako svedok bláznovstva predchádzajúcich pokolení. Dnes v miestnostiach, kde Voltaire napísal svoje proroctvo, sa nachádza sklad biblickej spoločnosti. Neboj sa zveriť svoj život vedeniu Božieho slova. […] MUDr. Viera Roháčková
durée : 00:58:14 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Muhlmann, Nassim El Kabli - Avec "Zadig ou la Destinée", Voltaire met en scène la cruauté, l'envie, la sournoiserie qu'un jeune homme rencontre au fil de ses aventures, heureuses ou malheureuses. A la fin, un ange proclame que de tout mal naît un bien. Zadig est-il convaincu? Et Voltaire lui-même? - réalisation : Nicolas Berger - invités : Laurence Macé Professeure de littérature française du 18e siècle à l'Université de Rouen Normandie; Stéphanie Gehanne-Gavoty Maître de conférences en littérature française à Sorbonne Université, spécialiste de littérature XVIIIe siècle
Odkryj, który bohater powieści "Władca Pierścieni" okazał się ważniejszy niż Frodo, Aragorn czy Gandalf. Ta historia to lekcja o: Samoświadomości i akceptacji własnych granicOdrzuceniu toksycznych ambicjiSzczęściu w pracy własnych rąkPorównaniu z „Kandydem” Woltera, które pokazuje, że ta mądrość przenika wieki.Posłuchaj, jak fikcja fantasy uczy prawdziwego życia w XXI wiekuWesprzyj mój podcast: Będę wdzięczny za postawienie mi kawy → suppi.pl/lepiejteraz Zostań Mecenasem odcinka→ patronite.pl/podcastlepiejterazŹRÓDŁA CYTATÓW I MATERIAŁÓWDzieła J.R.R. Tolkiena:• J.R.R. Tolkien, „Powrót Króla” (The Return of the King), 1955 – Księga VI, Rozdział 1: „Wieża Cirith Ungol” – główne cytaty o kuszeniu Sama – Księga VI, Rozdział 2: „Kraina Cienia” – cytat o gwiazdach nad Mordorem – Księga VI, Rozdział 9: „Szare Przystanie” – słowa Froda do Sama, ostatnie zdanie trylogii• J.R.R. Tolkien, „Dwie Wieże” (The Two Towers), 1954 – Księga IV, Rozdział 5 – słowa Faramira o ogrodnikachListy J.R.R. Tolkiena:• „The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien”, red. Humphrey Carpenter, 1981 – List 131 do Miltona Waldmana (1951) – o Samie jako „głównym bohaterze” (the chief hero), o moralności historii – List 246 do Eileen Elgar (1963) – o charakterze Sama GamgeeInne źródła:• Voltaire, „Kandyd, czyli Optymizm” (Candide, ou l'Optimisme), 1759 – Zakończenie: „Il faut cultiver notre jardin”
durée : 00:58:21 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Muhlmann, Nassim El Kabli - Dans sa lutte contre l'injustice et pour la tolérance, Voltaire signe" Micromégas", récit d'un géant originaire de Sirius qui, de planète en planète, découvre les mondes et questionne les mœurs humaines. Un conte philosophique où l'auteur explore la relativité des points de vue. - réalisation : Nicolas Berger - invités : Maria Susana Seguin Maître de conférences en littérature française à l'Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry; Linda Gil Maître de conférences à l'Université Paul-Valéry de Montpellier, spécialiste de l'histoire du livre et de l'édition au XVIIIe siècle
Wie schon Voltaire bemerkte, hat der Westen dem Osten viel zu verdanken. Diese kulturelle Interaktion ist Thema unserer Folge und wir haben dazu Alexander McCargar eingeladen, der in seinen Publikationen dem Einfluss des „Exotischen“ in der Welt der Oper auf den Grund geht. Das Interview wurde auf Englisch geführt.Biografie Alexander McCargar:https://ifk.ac.at/fellows-detail-en/alexander-mccargar.htmlhttps://www.alexandermccargar.comEnglische Ausgabe der „Turkish Embassy Letters“ von Lady Mary Wortley MontaguAudio-BookDeutsche Ausgabe der „Briefe aus dem Orient“Tee der SendungWenn Ihnen unser Podcast gefällt und Sie uns gerne unterstützen möchten, hier der Link zu unserem Spenden-Button. Wir freuen uns über Nachrichten, Sie können uns unter podcast@affinita.at gerne kontaktieren! Hier finden Sie die Homepage unseres Sponsors Jäger Tee in Wien.
durée : 00:57:53 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Muhlmann, Nassim El Kabli - Dans Candide et L'Ingénu, Voltaire confronte des personnages simples, sincères à la guerre, à la religion, aux injustices sociales. Leurs réactions naïves mettent en lumière l'irrationalité des dogmes et la cruauté des institutions. Mais, de la candeur à l'ingénuité, comment "cultiver son jardin" ? - réalisation : Nicolas Berger - invités : Olivier Ferret Professeur de littérature à l'Université Lumière Lyon 2; Florence Lotterie Professeure de littérature du 18ème siècle à l'Université de Paris; Christophe Martin Professeur de littérature française du XVIIIe siècle à Sorbonne Université
durée : 00:56:37 - Autant en emporte l'Histoire - par : Stéphanie Duncan, Frederic MARTIN - 1762. Voltaire, le célèbre philosophe, a 68 ans et est interdit de séjour à Paris et à Versailles par le roi. Mais cette année-là un évènement vient bousculer sa vie tranquille : l'affaire Jean Calas, un protestant toulousain injustement condamné au supplice de la roue pour le meurtre de son fils. - invités : Benoît GARNOT - Benoît Garnot : Professeur d'histoire moderne à l'Université de Bourgogne - réalisé par : Anne WEINFELD, David Leprince Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.
Fille d'un roi d'Espagne, elle partit à quatorze ans épouser un roi de France, sans autre mission que de lui donner un héritier ni autre liberté que de cultiver sa grande dévotion. Le destin en décida autrement : Anne d'Autriche sera la dernière régente de l'Ancien Régime - une "régente absolue", dira Voltaire - et la dernière femme à gouverner la France. Tenue à distance par un Louis XIII soupçonneux et un Richelieu toujours aux aguets, elle allait s'éveiller à la politique, à quarante-deux ans, sous l'empire de la nécessité, pour sauver le trône de son fils, l'enfant roi Louis XIV. Durant son bref "règne" (1643-1651), la monarchie faillit sombrer sous les coups de multiples révoltes, les guerres domestiques de la Fronde, moment explosif, le plus périlleux que connut la royauté avant 1789. Face à des événements inopinés, des affronts, des trahisons, comme celle de Condé, premier prince du sang, elle sut faire preuve, secondée par Mazarin, d'une grande intelligence politique, mélange de pragmatisme, de persuasion et d'indomptable courage. Avant de rétablir coûte que coûte la paix intérieure, antichambre du grand règne de guerre et de gloire auquel son fils allait associer son nom. Anne d'Autriche incarne le pouvoir au féminin : une reine éminemment politique, percluse de piété, que le hasard des circonstances destina à piloter sans faiblesse dans la tempête le navire malmené de l'État. Par-delà les polémiques et les dénigrements dont on l'a souvent accablée, cette biographie la restitue telle qu'elle fut. En majesté.Joël Cornette est notre invité en partenariat avec le Salon du Livre d'Histoire de Versailles, pour les Interviews HistoireHébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Parmi les figures de style qui donnent de l'éclat et de l'originalité à un texte, le zeugma – parfois écrit zeugme – occupe une place très particulière. Il s'agit d'une figure qui associe, sous une même construction grammaticale, deux éléments qui n'appartiennent pas au même plan de signification. Concrètement, un même verbe ou un même adjectif va gouverner deux compléments très différents… créant un effet souvent drôle, inattendu ou poétique.L'exemple classique est celui-ci : « Il a pris le train et ses jambes à son cou. » Le verbe prendre relie deux réalités incompatibles : un moyen de transport et une expression figurée. Le lecteur est surpris, parfois amusé, parce que l'esprit doit faire un petit écart mental pour associer deux images qui ne vont normalement pas ensemble.Le zeugma peut prendre deux formes principales. Le zeugma sémantique est le plus fréquent : on y associe des termes dont les sens n'ont rien à voir. On peut dire par exemple : « Elle a perdu ses clés et le sourire », où perdre s'applique à un objet concret puis à un état émotionnel. Vient ensuite le zeugma syntaxique, plus rare, qui joue non pas sur le sens mais sur la structure grammaticale : un verbe commun sert de lien à deux constructions grammaticalement différentes. Par exemple : « Il admire son courage et d'être venu », où admirer relie un nom et un infinitif.Le zeugma a une longue histoire. On en trouve des traces dans l'Antiquité grecque – le mot lui-même vient du grec zeugnynai, « joindre » – mais il s'épanouit particulièrement dans la littérature classique, puis chez les romantiques et les auteurs contemporains. Victor Hugo, Rabelais ou encore Voltaire l'utilisent pour surprendre, créer un contraste ou faire sourire. Plus près de nous, Raymond Queneau ou Amélie Nothomb affectionnent ce procédé qui bouscule la logique du discours.Pourquoi cette figure fonctionne-t-elle si bien ? Parce qu'elle joue sur une rupture de sens, un décalage qui oblige le lecteur ou l'auditeur à reconstruire mentalement l'image. Le zeugma brise nos automatismes linguistiques et déclenche une petite gymnastique intellectuelle. Soudain, le langage devient un terrain de jeu : les mots glissent, se superposent, se heurtent avec malice.En somme, le zeugma est l'art de faire tenir ensemble des choses qui ne vont pas ensemble, pour mieux étonner. Une figure brève, parfois subtile, mais qui révèle toute la créativité de la langue française. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
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What do startup founders, CEOs of multinationals and Harvard professors have in common? They can all name a book that has changed how they live, think or lead. In this annual roundup episode, look for your new read (or a gift for that hard-to-buy for person on your list) from the recommendations of the world's top thinkers and change makers. Our annual books roundup collects books that have transformed how some of the top global leaders manage teams, get inspired, and make things happen. This year's recommendations include fresh takes on classic business books, histories, time-honored works of literature, and new favorites that can change how you build and lead. About this episode: Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/2025-book-recommendations-leaders Books and leaders in this episode: Books to deepen your understanding of the world -Angela Odour Lungati, Ushahidi Book: The Power of Geography, Tim Marshall -Sherry Madera ,CEO, CDP Book: Pricing the Priceless: The Financial Transformation to Value the Planet, Solve the Climate Crisis, and Protect Our Most Precious Assets, Paula DiPerna -Sanjeev Mankotia, CEO, Gaeastar Book: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, Walter Isaacson -Jumana Al Hashat, CEO and co-founder, Voltaire.aiBook: The Message, Ta-Nehisi Coates -Alicia Chong Rodriguez, founder, Bloomer Tech Book: The Vagina Business, Marina Gerner Books to understand the moment we're in -Nathan Metenier, co-director, Youth Climate Justice fund Book: Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, Naomi Klein -Steven Pinker, Harvard cognitive psychologist and author Book: The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World, David Deutsch Books to teach you more about yourself -Kian Katanforoosh, CEO, Workera Book: The Molecule of More, Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long -Diallo Powell is the CEO and Co-Founder, Stak Mobility Book: It's Sid Bernstein Calling, Arthur Aaron -Liz Centoni, Cisco Book: The Courage to Be Disliked Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi Books to inform how you'll lead -Adam Grant, author and Wharton organizational psychologist Book: Calling In, Loretta J. Ross Book: Validation, Caroline Flack -Alfred Stern, CEO, OMV Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol Dweck -Ayumi Moore Aoki, Who, Not How Books that help you meet the moment-Mohit Joshi, CEO, Tech Mahindra Book; Meditations for Mortals, Oliver Burkeman -Nadya Okamoto, Founder, August Book: Pleasure Activism, The Politics of Feeling Good, Adrienne Maree Brown -David Steinbach, CIO, Hines Author: Viktor Frankl
Le Français blasé qui provoque juste pour le plaisir de voir la réaction de son interlocuteur... Il faut bien avouer, qu'il y a un fond de vérité dans ce stéréotype. De Molière à Serge Gainsbourg, la France a produit des générations de provocateurs qui ont fait scandale en leur temps avant de devenir des icônes nationales. Mais récemment, un humoriste français s'est retrouvé au cœur d'une polémique après avoir comparé la police à une organisation terroriste. Le ministre de l'Intérieur a porté plainte contre lui. Certains l'ont défendu au nom de la liberté d'expression, d'autres ont estimé qu'il était allé trop loin. Cette affaire pose une question intéressante : existe-t-il vraiment un « droit inconditionnel à la provocation » en France ? Et si oui, d'où vient-il ? Pour y répondre, Hugo remonte le fil de l'histoire française, des batailles de Voltaire contre l'obscurantisme religieux jusqu'aux journaux satiriques qui ont payé le prix fort pour défendre leur liberté. Il explore aussi cette tradition artistique qui fait des provocateurs d'hier les classiques d'aujourd'hui. Mais surtout, il s'interroge sur les limites actuelles : dans une société de plus en plus divisée, où tracer la ligne entre liberté d'expression et respect d'autrui ? Un débat passionné, parfois violent, jamais définitif... et profondément français. Retrouvez la transcription de l'épisode sur https://innerfrench.com/e185 Retrouvez nos cours pour améliorer votre français sur https://innerfrench.com/cours
À première vue, il meurt comme beaucoup d'hommes de son âge : à 83 ans, affaibli, dans son lit, à Paris, en mai 1778. Mais l'histoire est plus complexe. Sa mort est entourée de confusions, de récits contradictoires, d'enjeux religieux… et, plus récemment, d'une découverte scientifique qui rebat les cartes.D'abord, les circonstances immédiates. Voltaire revient à Paris après des années passées à Ferney. Il est accueilli comme une rockstar du siècle des Lumières : foule énorme au théâtre, visites incessantes, soirées mondaines… À tel point qu'il s'épuise. Il souffre de douleurs violentes, de troubles digestifs, de vomissements. Les médecins parlent alors de « faiblesse générale », de troubles pulmonaires, ou d'« obstruction des viscères ». On ne sait pas vraiment.À cela s'ajoute un élément politique et religieux : Voltaire est l'ennemi juré de l'intolérance religieuse. L'Église, qui l'a combattu toute sa vie, veut éviter le scandale d'une mort « impie ». Les récits divergent : selon certains prêtres, il aurait refusé les sacrements ; selon d'autres, il les aurait acceptés. Ces contradictions nourrissent immédiatement une légende noire. Pour certains, Voltaire meurt en blasphémateur ; pour d'autres, il garde son esprit critique jusqu'au bout. Cette bataille idéologique a longtemps pollué l'interprétation médicale.Ensuite, il y a un mystère anatomique. Son cœur a été prélevé, comme il était d'usage pour les grands hommes, puis conservé. Et c'est là que la science moderne entre en scène. Des analyses très récentes, réalisées sur ce cœur embaumé et conservé à la Bibliothèque nationale de France, révèlent la présence d'une protéine spécifique associée à certains types de tumeurs. Les chercheurs concluent qu'il souffrait probablement d'un cancer – très vraisemblablement un cancer de la vésicule biliaire, souvent déclenché par des crises répétées de calculs biliaires. Or Voltaire avait justement une longue histoire de douleurs abdominales et de coliques hépatiques.Ces données reshappent totalement les hypothèses anciennes. Voltaire ne serait donc pas mort d'un « épuisement général », ni d'une pneumonie, ni d'un malaise cardiaque, comme on l'a longtemps écrit, mais d'un cancer avancé, ignoré des médecins du XVIIIᵉ siècle.Enfin, la controverse vient aussi du traitement de son corps. Refusé de sépulture chrétienne à Paris, on l'inhume en urgence à l'abbaye de Scellières, presque clandestinement. Des rumeurs circulent même sur l'enlèvement de sa dépouille. Tout cela a amplifié le mythe.En résumé : la mort de Voltaire est controversée parce qu'elle mêle politique, religion, incertitudes médicales… et aujourd'hui révélations scientifiques. Une mort à l'image de sa vie : disputée, débattue, passionnément commentée. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
durée : 00:58:33 - Le Cours de l'histoire - par : Xavier Mauduit, Maïwenn Guiziou - Mathématicienne, romancière et oulipienne, Michèle Audin s'intéresse aussi à l'histoire, ou plutôt, à des histoires… La Commune de Paris, le boulevard Voltaire, le monde ouvrier : autant de thématiques qui ont nourri ses ouvrages. - réalisation : Alexandre Manzanares - invités : Michèle Audin Mathématicienne et écrivaine
1) Quand la science éclaire les derniers jours de Voltaire et Louis XIV De quoi sont mort Voltaire et Louis XIV? L'analyse de leur cœur réserve des surprises. Anne Baecher s'entretien avec Philippe Charlier Médecin légiste et directeur du Laboratoire d'anthropologie, archéologie et biologie de l'université Paris-Saclay. 2) Les tortues marines, championnes de la résilience Elles ont survécu à deux extinctions de masse et naviguent toujours dans les océans, les discrètes tortues marines sont à l'honneur dans CQFD. Grâce aux travaux de conservation des 50 dernières années, elles seraient moins menacées. Cécile Guérin s'entretient avec David Grémillet, océanographe et auteur de "Les Discrètes, rêves de tortues marines" publié aux éditions Actes Sud.
Kitty Reads Lit for Peace: Voltaire – Zadig, or Fate plus The Next Peacelands Welcome back to Kitty Reads Literature for Peace, a quiet act of daily storytelling in a noisy world. In this episode, Kitty O'Compost reads from the opening of Zadig, or Fate by Voltaire—one of the sharpest pens of the Enlightenment and a long-standing troublemaker for anyone allergic to truth or reason. With her small town lilt, Kitty slows Voltaire down just enough for us to hear the wisdom beneath the wit. These brief readings are her daily warm-up for a larger assignment: CTRL–AI–DISARM, an upcoming Peace Is Here series on truth, power, and the systems shaping our future. At the end of the episode, we return to The Next Peacelands, where Avis Kalfsbeek reads a real-time list of global warzones and arms suppliers. It is grounding, sobering, and quietly insistent—an invitation to stay awake, to stay human, and to stay committed to peace. Get the books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com Contact Avis to say hello or let her know how to say “Peace is Here” in your language: Contact Me Here The Next Peacelands source: Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) and the Stockholm Internation Peace Research Institute's Arms Transfers Database [as updated on Wikipedia. Peace is Here podcast series Coming Soon!: CTRL-AI-DISARM
Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers--from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched her influence or capacity for reinvention in poetry, drama, fiction, and film. In The Wife of Bath: A Biography (Princeton UP, 2023), Marion Turner tells the fascinating story of where Chaucer's favourite character came from, how she related to real medieval women, and where her many travels have taken her since the fourteenth century, from Falstaff and Molly Bloom to #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. A sexually active and funny working woman, the Wife of Bath, also known as Alison, talks explicitly about sexual pleasure. She is also a victim of domestic abuse who tells a story of rape and redemption. Formed from misogynist sources, she plays with stereotypes. Turner sets Alison's fictional story alongside the lives of real medieval women--from a maid who travelled around Europe, abandoned her employer, and forged a new career in Rome to a duchess who married her fourth husband, a teenager, when she was sixty-five. Turner also tells the incredible story of Alison's post-medieval life, from seventeenth-century ballads and Polish communist pop art to her reclamation by postcolonial Black British women writers. Entertaining and enlightening, funny and provocative, The Wife of Bath is a one-of-a-kind history of a literary and feminist icon who continues to capture the imagination of readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers--from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched her influence or capacity for reinvention in poetry, drama, fiction, and film. In The Wife of Bath: A Biography (Princeton UP, 2023), Marion Turner tells the fascinating story of where Chaucer's favourite character came from, how she related to real medieval women, and where her many travels have taken her since the fourteenth century, from Falstaff and Molly Bloom to #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. A sexually active and funny working woman, the Wife of Bath, also known as Alison, talks explicitly about sexual pleasure. She is also a victim of domestic abuse who tells a story of rape and redemption. Formed from misogynist sources, she plays with stereotypes. Turner sets Alison's fictional story alongside the lives of real medieval women--from a maid who travelled around Europe, abandoned her employer, and forged a new career in Rome to a duchess who married her fourth husband, a teenager, when she was sixty-five. Turner also tells the incredible story of Alison's post-medieval life, from seventeenth-century ballads and Polish communist pop art to her reclamation by postcolonial Black British women writers. Entertaining and enlightening, funny and provocative, The Wife of Bath is a one-of-a-kind history of a literary and feminist icon who continues to capture the imagination of readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies
Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers--from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched her influence or capacity for reinvention in poetry, drama, fiction, and film. In The Wife of Bath: A Biography (Princeton UP, 2023), Marion Turner tells the fascinating story of where Chaucer's favourite character came from, how she related to real medieval women, and where her many travels have taken her since the fourteenth century, from Falstaff and Molly Bloom to #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. A sexually active and funny working woman, the Wife of Bath, also known as Alison, talks explicitly about sexual pleasure. She is also a victim of domestic abuse who tells a story of rape and redemption. Formed from misogynist sources, she plays with stereotypes. Turner sets Alison's fictional story alongside the lives of real medieval women--from a maid who travelled around Europe, abandoned her employer, and forged a new career in Rome to a duchess who married her fourth husband, a teenager, when she was sixty-five. Turner also tells the incredible story of Alison's post-medieval life, from seventeenth-century ballads and Polish communist pop art to her reclamation by postcolonial Black British women writers. Entertaining and enlightening, funny and provocative, The Wife of Bath is a one-of-a-kind history of a literary and feminist icon who continues to capture the imagination of readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies
Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers--from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched her influence or capacity for reinvention in poetry, drama, fiction, and film. In The Wife of Bath: A Biography (Princeton UP, 2023), Marion Turner tells the fascinating story of where Chaucer's favourite character came from, how she related to real medieval women, and where her many travels have taken her since the fourteenth century, from Falstaff and Molly Bloom to #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. A sexually active and funny working woman, the Wife of Bath, also known as Alison, talks explicitly about sexual pleasure. She is also a victim of domestic abuse who tells a story of rape and redemption. Formed from misogynist sources, she plays with stereotypes. Turner sets Alison's fictional story alongside the lives of real medieval women--from a maid who travelled around Europe, abandoned her employer, and forged a new career in Rome to a duchess who married her fourth husband, a teenager, when she was sixty-five. Turner also tells the incredible story of Alison's post-medieval life, from seventeenth-century ballads and Polish communist pop art to her reclamation by postcolonial Black British women writers. Entertaining and enlightening, funny and provocative, The Wife of Bath is a one-of-a-kind history of a literary and feminist icon who continues to capture the imagination of readers.
Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers--from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched her influence or capacity for reinvention in poetry, drama, fiction, and film. In The Wife of Bath: A Biography (Princeton UP, 2023), Marion Turner tells the fascinating story of where Chaucer's favourite character came from, how she related to real medieval women, and where her many travels have taken her since the fourteenth century, from Falstaff and Molly Bloom to #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. A sexually active and funny working woman, the Wife of Bath, also known as Alison, talks explicitly about sexual pleasure. She is also a victim of domestic abuse who tells a story of rape and redemption. Formed from misogynist sources, she plays with stereotypes. Turner sets Alison's fictional story alongside the lives of real medieval women--from a maid who travelled around Europe, abandoned her employer, and forged a new career in Rome to a duchess who married her fourth husband, a teenager, when she was sixty-five. Turner also tells the incredible story of Alison's post-medieval life, from seventeenth-century ballads and Polish communist pop art to her reclamation by postcolonial Black British women writers. Entertaining and enlightening, funny and provocative, The Wife of Bath is a one-of-a-kind history of a literary and feminist icon who continues to capture the imagination of readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers--from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched her influence or capacity for reinvention in poetry, drama, fiction, and film. In The Wife of Bath: A Biography (Princeton UP, 2023), Marion Turner tells the fascinating story of where Chaucer's favourite character came from, how she related to real medieval women, and where her many travels have taken her since the fourteenth century, from Falstaff and Molly Bloom to #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. A sexually active and funny working woman, the Wife of Bath, also known as Alison, talks explicitly about sexual pleasure. She is also a victim of domestic abuse who tells a story of rape and redemption. Formed from misogynist sources, she plays with stereotypes. Turner sets Alison's fictional story alongside the lives of real medieval women--from a maid who travelled around Europe, abandoned her employer, and forged a new career in Rome to a duchess who married her fourth husband, a teenager, when she was sixty-five. Turner also tells the incredible story of Alison's post-medieval life, from seventeenth-century ballads and Polish communist pop art to her reclamation by postcolonial Black British women writers. Entertaining and enlightening, funny and provocative, The Wife of Bath is a one-of-a-kind history of a literary and feminist icon who continues to capture the imagination of readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers--from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched her influence or capacity for reinvention in poetry, drama, fiction, and film. In The Wife of Bath: A Biography (Princeton UP, 2023), Marion Turner tells the fascinating story of where Chaucer's favourite character came from, how she related to real medieval women, and where her many travels have taken her since the fourteenth century, from Falstaff and Molly Bloom to #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. A sexually active and funny working woman, the Wife of Bath, also known as Alison, talks explicitly about sexual pleasure. She is also a victim of domestic abuse who tells a story of rape and redemption. Formed from misogynist sources, she plays with stereotypes. Turner sets Alison's fictional story alongside the lives of real medieval women--from a maid who travelled around Europe, abandoned her employer, and forged a new career in Rome to a duchess who married her fourth husband, a teenager, when she was sixty-five. Turner also tells the incredible story of Alison's post-medieval life, from seventeenth-century ballads and Polish communist pop art to her reclamation by postcolonial Black British women writers. Entertaining and enlightening, funny and provocative, The Wife of Bath is a one-of-a-kind history of a literary and feminist icon who continues to capture the imagination of readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies
Le vortex polaire qu'est-ce que c'est? Les brèves du jour Quand la science éclaire les derniers jours de Voltaire et Louis XIV Les îles Kerguelen: une exploration scientifique et dessinée
Venue de Prusse, Catherine a été mariée au futur tsar de Russie, Pierre III. Il monte sur le trône en 1762 et devient très vite impopulaire. Catherine préfère agir : elle tisse des amitiés avec les aristocrates mécontents de la politique du tsar ainsi que dans l'armée. Acclamée par les soldats, la tsarine putschiste se rend à Saint-Pétersbourg où elle se fait reconnaître par le clergé. Elle est ensuite confirmée dans sa nouvelle fonction par l'aristocratie au palais d'été puis prête serment au palais d'hiver. Catherine II a renversé son propre mari ! Pierre III est placé en résidence surveillée où il meurt quelques jours après sa destitution.Seule à la tête de la Russie, l'impératrice s'attelle à moderniser et étendre le pays. Si la réforme pour mettre fin au servage échoue, ses conquêtes à l'ouest sont couronnées de succès. Sur le plan culturel, elle amène les Lumières en Russie. Elle entretient une correspondance avec Voltaire et noue des liens privilégiés avec Diderot boudé à Paris par Louis XV. Elle le reçoit même pendant une année dans sa cour.Écoutez la suite de l'histoire de Catherine II, la plus grande tsarine du XVIIIe siècle, racontée par Virginie Girod. (rediffusion)Au Cœur de l'Histoire est un podcast Europe 1.- Auteure et Présentatrice : Virginie Girod - Production : Caroline Garnier- Réalisation : Nicolas Gaspard- Direction artistique : Julien Tharaud- Composition de la musique originale : Julien Tharaud et Sébastien Guidis- Edition et Diffusion : Nathan Laporte et Clara Ménard- Visuel : Sidonie Mangin Bibliographie :- Victor Battaggion, Thierry Sarmant, Histoire mondiale des cours de l'Antiquité à nos jours, Perrin, 2019. - Francine-Dominique Liechtenhan, Catherine II, le courage triomphant, Perrin, 2021. - Virginie Girod, Les ambitieuses, 40 femmes qui ont marqué l'histoire par leur volonté d'exister, M6 éditions, 2021. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Avant d'être l'un des plus grands écrivains du siècle des Lumières, Voltaire connut la prison. Et pas n'importe laquelle : la Bastille, symbole du pouvoir absolu du roi. Ce séjour marqua profondément sa vie et sa pensée.Né François-Marie Arouet en 1694, Voltaire se fit remarquer très tôt pour son intelligence, sa verve et surtout… sa langue acérée. Dans le Paris du Régent Philippe d'Orléans, l'esprit satirique du jeune homme fit merveille dans les salons. Mais il dépassa vite les limites de la tolérance politique. En 1717, à seulement vingt-trois ans, il écrivit des vers moqueurs sur le Régent et sur sa famille, accusant notamment le duc d'entretenir une relation incestueuse avec sa fille. Ces rumeurs, pourtant courantes à l'époque, devinrent explosives quand elles furent signées de la main d'un poète connu.Le pouvoir royal ne plaisantait pas avec la satire. Voltaire fut arrêté et enfermé à la Bastille le 16 mai 1717, sans procès — une détention dite “par lettre de cachet”, c'est-à-dire sur simple ordre du roi. Il y resta près de onze mois, jusqu'en avril 1718.Loin de le briser, cet enfermement forgea le caractère de l'écrivain. Il mit ce temps à profit pour écrire sa première grande pièce de théâtre, Œdipe, qui fut jouée avec succès peu après sa libération. C'est aussi à cette époque qu'il adopta le nom de plume “Voltaire”, contraction probable de “Arouet le jeune” (Arouet l. j. → Voltaire). Ce pseudonyme marquait une renaissance : celle d'un écrivain décidé à combattre le pouvoir par les mots.Mais ce ne fut pas sa seule incarcération. Quelques années plus tard, en 1726, après une violente querelle avec le chevalier de Rohan, un aristocrate qu'il avait publiquement ridiculisé, Voltaire fut de nouveau envoyé à la Bastille. Cette fois, il ne resta que quelques jours, mais l'humiliation fut telle qu'il décida de quitter la France pour l'Angleterre. Là-bas, il découvrit la liberté d'expression, la tolérance religieuse et le parlementarisme — tout ce qui manquait à la monarchie française.Ces expériences d'enfermement et d'exil nourrirent toute son œuvre future. Voltaire en ressortit convaincu que le pouvoir arbitraire, la censure et la religion d'État étouffaient la raison. Son passage à la Bastille transforma un jeune poète insolent en l'un des plus grands défenseurs de la liberté de pensée. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
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Giovanni ZuccaBoualem Sansal"Vivere"Neri Pozzawww.neripozza.itBoualem Sansal, nato in Algeria, ma con il cuore diviso tra due sponde del Mediterraneo, Boualem Sansal ha costruito la sua carriera letteraria su un coraggio raro: quello di denunciare l'autoritarismo, l'islamismo radicale e le ipocrisie del potere. Romanzi come Il villaggio del tedesco o 2084. La fine del mondo sono veri e propri manifesti di libertà intellettuale. E non è un caso che siano stati accolti con entusiasmo in Europa e con sospetto, se non con ostilità, nel suo Paese natale.Nel novembre 2024, Sansal viene arrestato all'aeroporto di Algeri, di ritorno da Parigi. L'accusa? “Attentato all'unità nazionale”, un capo d'imputazione che in Algeria spesso serve a imbavagliare le voci dissidenti. Il processo, basato sull'articolo 87 del codice penale – lo stesso usato per reprimere il dissenso sotto la bandiera della lotta al terrorismo – si conclude con una condanna a cinque anni di carcere.Ma la storia non finisce lì. Anzi, si complica. Le sue dichiarazioni pubbliche in Francia, in cui Boualem Sansal critica la gestione della memoria coloniale e accenna alla questione del Sahara Occidentale, vengono interpretate ad Algeri come un tradimento. La Francia protesta, ma è la Germania a muoversi con decisione.Il 12 novembre 2025, dopo un anno di carcere e una salute sempre più fragile, arriva la svolta: il presidente algerino Abdelmadjid Tebboune concede la grazia a Sansal, su richiesta del presidente tedesco Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Un gesto umanitario, certo, ma anche un capolavoro di diplomazia: Berlino riesce dove Parigi aveva fallito, e Boualem Sansal vola a Berlino per ricevere cure mediche. La Francia applaude, l'Algeria detta le regole, e la letteratura – ancora una volta – si dimostra più potente delle sbarre.La liberazione di Sansal è stata accolta con entusiasmo anche in Italia. Il Salone del Libro di Torino, che nei mesi scorsi aveva organizzato una staffetta di parole in suo sostegno, ha celebrato la notizia come una vittoria della libertà di espressione. Perché Boualem Sansal oltre che scrittore è un simbolo. Di resistenza, di lucidità, di coraggio.Ora che è di nuovo libero, c'è da scommettere che la sua penna tornerà a graffiare. Perché, come ha scritto lui stesso, “la verità è un dovere, anche quando fa male”."Vivere"Neri Pozzatraduzione di Giovanni Zucca«La Terra sta per scomparire, punto, e l'umanità sarà evacuata da un'astronave inviata in suo soccorso da un'entità sconosciuta». Poche parole per andare al cuore di questo romanzo di Boualem Sansal, “il Voltaire algerino”, che affida a una distopia caustica e disperata il tentativo di decifrare i fallimenti della nostra epoca ma anche un'intensa riflessione sulla natura umana. Paolo ha quarant'anni, e da diciotto giorni nella sua testa si svolge un conto alla rovescia: fra l'una e le due di notte ha sperimentato una visita aliena, o forse uno stato di premorte. Ricorda solo l'ultimatum: il mondo finirà fra 780 giorni. Paolo fa parte di un piccolo gruppo di uomini e donne, i Chiamati, che hanno ricevuto la medesima visione e dovranno approfittare di quella finestra temporale per decidere chi potrà partecipare, molto lontano dalla Terra, alla creazione di una nuova società. Come e chi scegliere, tuttavia, è il problema che si spalanca subito loro di fronte; come sbarazzarsi di dittatori, usurpatori, mafiosi, mascalzoni e contemporaneamente costituire un gruppo che risponda ancora alla definizione misteriosa e labile di “umanità”? Con la prosa vertiginosa che gli appartiene, Sansal ci regala un romanzo abbagliante – parte racconto filosofico, parte favola onirica –, un inno insolente e generoso a indipendenza e libertà.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/
Send us a textThere are a bunch of free experiences for fans during F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix time in Las Vegas. We chat with MGM about it. We also learn more about the iconic Shoey Bar that will return to Bellagio. Also, the free Neon City Music and Culinary Festival returns to downtown Las Vegas for F1 week. Plus, Leona Lewis has a bunch of Christmas shows at Voltaire over the next couple of months. We attended a preview performance. Calvin Harris will return to XS at Wynn. And, a couple restaurant ideas for Thanksgiving meals! Monsoon damage? Insurance company low-balling you? Call Jonathan Wallner of Galindo Law for a FREE Claim Review at 800-251-1533. If your home was damaged in the California wildfires, Galindo Law may be able to help you get more compensation. Call 800-251-1533 or visit galindolaw.com VegasNearMe App If it's fun to do or see, it's on VegasNearMe. The only app you'll need to navigate Las Vegas. Support the showFollow us on Instagram: @vegas.revealedFollow us on Twitter: @vegasrevealedFollow us on TikTok: @vegas.revealedWebsite: Vegas-Revealed.com
The WIP Morning Team is joined by Ray Didinger to discuss last night's win against Green Bay. Didinger talks about the decision on the final Eagles play to go for it instead of punting. Ray Didinger quotes Voltaire when referring to the decision. He shares his opinions on Jaelan Phillips joining the Eagles and having a strong first performance with the team. Didinger shares the solution to the edge rush that the Eagles improved. “They did what they had to do, which was really unsettle Jordan Love.”
La perte du Canada par la France, entérinée en 1763 par le traité de Paris, marque l'un des tournants majeurs de l'histoire coloniale mondiale. Cet événement, souvent résumé comme la conséquence d'une défaite militaire, s'explique en réalité par un ensemble de causes stratégiques, économiques et politiques.Au XVIIIᵉ siècle, la France et l'Angleterre s'affrontent pour le contrôle de l'Amérique du Nord. La Nouvelle-France — qui s'étend alors du Canada jusqu'à la Louisiane — compte environ 70 000 habitants, contre près d'un million dans les Treize Colonies britanniques. Cet écart démographique colossal pèse lourdement : la France peine à peupler et à défendre son immense territoire, alors que les Anglais disposent d'une puissance humaine et logistique bien supérieure.La guerre de Sept Ans (1756–1763) fut l'aboutissement de cette rivalité impériale. En Europe, elle opposait déjà les grandes puissances ; en Amérique, elle prit la forme d'une véritable guerre coloniale, appelée “French and Indian War” par les Britanniques. Les troupes françaises, alliées à plusieurs nations autochtones, remportèrent d'abord plusieurs succès, notamment sous Montcalm. Mais la supériorité navale britannique et la puissance financière de Londres finirent par renverser la situation. En 1759, la bataille décisive des Plaines d'Abraham, près de Québec, scella le sort de la colonie : les généraux Montcalm et Wolfe y trouvèrent la mort, et Québec tomba entre les mains britanniques.Mais la défaite militaire ne suffit pas à expliquer la perte du Canada. À Versailles, le roi Louis XV et ses ministres considéraient la colonie comme secondaire par rapport aux Antilles, sources de sucre, d'or blanc et de richesses. Lors des négociations du traité de Paris, la France préféra conserver la Guadeloupe et la Martinique, plus rentables économiquement, en abandonnant le Canada, jugé “un pays de quelques arpents de neige”, selon la formule célèbre du philosophe Voltaire.La perte du Canada illustre donc un choix stratégique autant qu'une défaite. Elle marque la fin de la présence française en Amérique du Nord continentale, mais pas de l'influence française, qui subsista par la langue, la religion et la culture. Ironie de l'histoire : quelques années plus tard, la France soutiendra les colons américains dans leur lutte contre l'Angleterre — une revanche symbolique sur la défaite du Canada. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
Au XVIᵉ siècle, la langue française connaît une véritable explosion de créativité. Et l'un de ses plus grands architectes s'appelle François Rabelais. Médecin, humaniste, moine défroqué et écrivain, Rabelais est l'auteur des célèbres Gargantua et Pantagruel, œuvres truculentes où se mêlent satire, érudition et fantaisie. Mais il est aussi un inventeur de mots hors pair : on estime qu'il aurait créé ou popularisé plus de 800 mots français, dont certains sont encore en usage aujourd'hui.Rabelais faisait partie de cette génération d'humanistes qui, à la Renaissance, voulaient enrichir la langue française pour la hisser au niveau du latin et du grec. Son imagination linguistique servait autant la science que la comédie. Il puisait dans le latin (frugalité, hilarité), le grec (utopie, antiques), mais aussi dans des jeux de mots et inventions pures. Ainsi, il est à l'origine ou à l'origine probable de termes comme “pantagruélique” (démesuré, joyeusement excessif), “gargantuesque” (gigantesque, généreux), “dyspepsie”, “épithète”, ou encore “progression”.Ses créations ne relevaient pas du simple caprice : elles accompagnaient une vision du monde où la langue devait refléter l'abondance du savoir et de la vie. Son style foisonnant, parfois scatologique, associait un vocabulaire érudit à un humour populaire. En mélangeant les registres, Rabelais a donné au français une souplesse et une inventivité nouvelles, ouvrant la voie à des auteurs comme Molière ou Voltaire.Mais la richesse du français ne vient pas seulement de ses mots : elle réside aussi dans ses formes littéraires. Le mot “roman”, par exemple, est lui-même un héritage médiéval fascinant. À l'origine, vers le XIᵉ siècle, romanz désignait simplement la langue romane, c'est-à-dire le vieux français parlé par le peuple, par opposition au latin, réservé à l'Église et aux érudits.Les premiers “romanz” étaient donc des textes écrits en français pour être compris de tous : récits de chevaliers, contes et chansons de geste. Peu à peu, le terme a glissé du langage au genre : un “roman” n'était plus seulement une œuvre en langue vulgaire, mais une fiction narrative en prose.Ainsi, du romanz médiéval au roman moderne, et de Rabelais à nos écrivains contemporains, la langue française s'est construite par invention, audace et plaisir du mot. Entre néologismes savants et détournements populaires, elle reste, comme chez Rabelais, une fête de l'esprit et de la liberté. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
The final political legacy of the Roman Empire in western Europe was the Holy Roman Empire. Amazingly, this curious political institution lasted until Napoleon abolished it in 1806. In the eighteenth century, the French political philosopher Voltaire famously described it as neither Holy nor Roman nor an Empire. He may have been right in his own age, but it was originally born with the dream of restoring Charlemagne's empire, itself a restoration of the once mighty Roman Empire. It was a dream that would last a thousand years.For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.comFind my latest book, Justinian's Empire, on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. For German listeners, find the German translation of the first book in my series on the 'Fall of the Roman Empire', Die römische Revolution, on Amazon.de. Finally check out my new YouTube videos on the fall of the Roman Empire.
What happens when a shy farm kid from rural Wisconsin who never dreamed of being a writer becomes one of America's most beloved storytellers? Michael Perry joins Infinite Loops to share his remarkable journey from cleaning calf pens to pitching scripts at Universal Studios, all while maintaining his day job as a volunteer firefighter and EMT in his hometown. This conversation is a masterclass in authentic storytelling, practical wisdom, and the power of staying true to your roots while navigating an industry that often values credentials over character. Perry shares unforgettable stories about turning down Oprah (yes, really), why he sells hundreds of books to "people who don't read" at firefighter conventions, and how his nursing background taught him the most important skill for any writer: human assessment. We explore his philosophy of "kindness is not weakness," the difference between cash and cachet, and why sometimes the best career move is knowing when not to move at all. Whether you're a writer, entrepreneur, or simply someone who believes in the power of authentic storytelling, this episode will remind you that sometimes the best way forward is to embrace your own improbable path and never stand behind a sneezing cow. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, "Hmm, that's interesting!", check out our Substack. Important Links: Michael Perry's website Substack - Michael Perry's Voice Mail Michael's X / Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Michael Perry's Mailing List Show Notes: Connections with Mark Twain The NFL Friend & First Investment Mark Twain's European Fame & American Diplomacy Blue Collar vs. Capital 'A' Art Flying Under the Radar Midwestern Wisdom & Family Stories Charity, Humility, & Fundamentalist Upbringing The Positive Side of Imposter Syndrome Happy Tangents vs. Detailed Blueprints Publishing Industry Frustrations EMT Requires Pulse & Driver's License The Oprah Story First Mover Disadvantage Brothers, Guns, & Material Sources Mortality & Perspective The Gimlet-Eyed Drive Visiting Tom The Reality of Writing Today Pragmatism & Adaptation Voltaire & Historical Perspective Mike as Emperor of the World Books Mentioned: A Tale of Two Cities; Charles Dickens Mark Twain; Ron Chernow Improbable Mentors and Happy Tangents; Michael Perry Population: 485; Michael Perry Visiting Tom; Michael Perry Truck: A Love Story; Michael Perry Million Billion; Michael Perry 40 Acres Deep; Michael Perry Montaigne in Barn Boots; Michael Perry The Peter Principle; Laurence J. Peter What Works on Wall Street; Jim O'Shaughnessy Invest Like the Best; Jim O'Shaughnessy How to Retire Rich; Jim O'Shaughnessy Greatness Cannot Be Planned; Ken Stanley The Bible All Quiet on the Western Front; Erich Maria Remarque Tao Te Ching; Laozi Gone With the Wind; Margaret Mitchell Serpico; Peter Maas Candide; Voltaire
Alexander Rose is a historian whose latest book, Phantom Fleet, is about how the US Navy captured a German U-Boat on the day before D-Day. Show notes: Alexander Rose (https://www.alexrose.com/) Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II's Most Daring Heist (https://www.alexrose.com/books) Washington's Spies (https://www.alexrose.com/washingtons-spies) Spionage (Alexander's Rose's Substack) (https://alexanderrose.substack.com) Voltaire: history of Charles XII, King of Sweden | Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73122) Learn more about Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview), and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store). If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/write-now-with-scrivener/id1568550068) or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener (https://podcast.scrivenerapp.com).
This week on Crack the Book, we move from Rousseau's Social Contract to his Confessions, and let's just say my opinion hasn't improved. Before we get to the books, I share some strategies for getting through a book you don't like (because I needed to take my own advice this week). Then we move on to our two books for the week.In Confession's Book One, Rousseau recounts his early life with all the self-importance of a man convinced he's unlike anyone else who's ever lived. Between tragic beginnings, cruel masters, and an overshare about his youthful “discipline” preferences, I found little humility and even less personal growth. Rousseau insists his passions still rule him—no maturity, not even irony, just Rousseau being Rousseau.Thank goodness we had Voltaire's Candide, a complete tonal shift. This whirlwind satire—part travelogue, part absurdist adventure—follows Candide and his companions through war, earthquakes, El Dorado, and endless misfortune. Yet beneath the chaos lies a sharp moral insight: life's purpose isn't in grand philosophies or endless striving, but in the quiet wisdom to “cultivate our own garden.” The cinematic pacing (that Italo Calvino helpfully points out) is an interesting development, too.Preachy Rousseau and playful Voltaire were a great combination, and Candide was the clear winner of the two. Candide's brisk storytelling and biting humor still feel modern, even cinematic. One book made me roll my eyes; the other made me laugh out loud. Next week: Descartes, Spinoza, and Kant—wish me luck.LINKTed Gioia/The Honest Broker's 12-Month Immersive Humanities Course (paywalled!)My Amazon Book List (NOT an affiliate link)CONNECTThe complete list of Crack the Book Episodes: https://cheryldrury.substack.com/p/crack-the-book-start-here?r=u3t2rTo read more of my writing, visit my Substack - https://www.cheryldrury.substack.com.Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cldrury/ LISTENSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5GpySInw1e8IqNQvXow7Lv?si=9ebd5508daa245bdApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crack-the-book/id1749793321 Captivate - https://crackthebook.captivate.fm
On today's episode, Kyle Grieve discusses how timeless philosophical ideas can deepen our understanding of investing and life. He explores lessons from thinkers such as Spinoza, Nietzsche, Hume, and Pascal to reveal how concepts like persistence, skepticism, and luck shape decision-making. Kyle also connects these ideas to modern investing by drawing on insights from Buffett, Voltaire, and Bruce Lee, showing how adaptability, emotional control, and inner reflection lead to better outcomes. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:18 - How Spinoza's idea of eternity can guide timeless investing decisions 00:05:36 - The power of persistence and what conatus teaches us about successful businesses 00:07:56 - Why emotional self-mastery may be your greatest investing edge 00:10:19 - What Nietzsche and Buffett reveal about living with integrity in finance and life 00:16:30 - How Hume's healthy skepticism leads to sharper questions and wiser decisions 00:26:01 - What Voltaire can teach us about challenging the Efficient Market Hypothesis 00:30:11 - How Blaise Pascal's wild luck swings illuminate the role of chance in investing 00:35:52 - Why William James's pragmatism can ground abstract financial ideas in reality 00:38:31 - How market simulations and symbols can distort or enhance our understanding 01:07:12 - What Bruce Lee's Be Water mindset reveals about adaptability in investing Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Buy Ethan's book The Investment Philosophers here. Follow Kyle on X and LinkedIn. Related books mentioned in the podcast. Ad-free episodes on our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter. Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Simple Mining Unchained HardBlock Kubera Vanta Shopify reMarkable Onramp Public.com Abundant Mines Horizon Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
Sous prétexte de parler de Voltaire et de Madame du Châtelet, prenons le temps d'évoquer les contraintes quotidiennes de la vie au XVIIIe siècle : comment on s'éclairait, se chauffait, se déplaçait… Mention légales : Vos données de connexion, dont votre adresse IP, sont traités par Radio Classique, responsable de traitement, sur la base de son intérêt légitime, par l'intermédiaire de son sous-traitant Ausha, à des fins de réalisation de statistiques agréées et de lutte contre la fraude. Ces données sont supprimées en temps réel pour la finalité statistique et sous cinq mois à compter de la collecte à des fins de lutte contre la fraude. Pour plus d'informations sur les traitements réalisés par Radio Classique et exercer vos droits, consultez notre Politique de confidentialité.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Send us a textYou can contact Michele at https://www.bookclues.com Have you ever read Dracula??? child's play compared to John Blair's Killing the Dead; Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World.A corpse that won't stay put tells you as much about the living as it does about the dead. We sit down with Oxford's Professor John Blair to chart how vampire epidemics rise when communities are shaken by disease, war, or rapid change—and why the freshly buried become suspects when fear demands a target. From cuneiform-era hints of walking corpses to the 1720s Habsburg–Ottoman frontier where exhumations spread like wildfire, we follow the ideas that fused Central European “dangerous dead” with bloodsucking demons from the Caucasus and Black Sea, eventually crystallizing into the vampire that haunts Western imagination.Together we draw clear lines between ghosts, zombies, and walking corpses and explore cultures that treat death as a long passage rather than a moment. Greek funerary customs—wakes, ossuaries, inspection of clean white bones—frame a pragmatic logic: when decay stalls, ritual steps in. We examine gendered patterns that mark young women as prime “restless” candidates, echoing deep folklore about female power and unfinished lives. Then we head into the ground with a practical guide to reading graves: decapitation with bound legs, bodies flipped face down, hearts pierced or removed, jaws separated to stop biting and curses. Archaeology becomes a detective story, not a horror script.We also connect neurology and narrative through sleep paralysis, including intense Hmong cases in the United States where trauma and disrupted belief systems turned night terrors deadly. Finally, we trace how the press and literature—Voltaire's metaphors, Le Fanu's Carmilla, and Stoker's Dracula—reshaped scattered practices into a single, seductive archetype. If you're curious about how societies manage grief, channel anxiety, and transform fear into ritual, this conversation opens a doorway from folklore to forensic clues and back again.Subscribe, share with a friend who loves history or horror, and leave a quick review to help others find the show. What idea about vampires will you rethink after listening?
This week Devo is bringing us all some terror! What makes this week different than any other, you might ask? This week, it's on purpose BWAHAHA!!! Meanwhile, Aurelio Voltaire finds a cheap escort, Joe J Thomas is kicking it old school, and The Fat Boys are freaking with Freddy. OOOoooooOOOOOO! 1. "Zombie Prostitute" by Aurelio Voltaire 2. "Vintage Horror" by Joe J Thomas 3. News of the Stupid! 4. "Are You Ready for Freddy" by The Fat Boys Aurelio Voltaire is at Voltaire.net Joe J Thomas is at JoesDump.com The Fat Boys can be found on your favorite streaming service Thank you to our Patreon backers for making this show possible!!!
Uma das figuras mais polêmicas do Iluminismo e que defenderia até a morte o seu direito de dizer isso! Separe trinta minutos do seu dia e aprenda com o professor Vítor Soares (@profvitorsoares) sobre quem foi François-Marie Arouet, mais conhecido como Voltaire.-Se você quiser ter acesso a episódios exclusivos e quiser ajudar o História em Meia Hora a continuar de pé, clique no link: www.apoia.se/historiaemmeiahoraConheça o meu canal no YouTube e assista o História em Dez Minutos!https://www.youtube.com/@profvitorsoaresConheça meu outro canal: História e Cinema!https://www.youtube.com/@canalhistoriaecinemaOuça "Reinaldo Jaqueline", meu podcast de humor sobre cinema e TV:https://open.spotify.com/show/2MsTGRXkgN5k0gBBRDV4okCompre o livro "História em Meia Hora - Grandes Civilizações"!https://a.co/d/47ogz6QCompre meu primeiro livro-jogo de história do Brasil "O Porão":https://amzn.to/4a4HCO8PIX e contato: historiaemmeiahora@gmail.comApresentação: Prof. Vítor Soares.Roteiro: Prof. Vítor Soares e Prof. Victor Alexandre (@profvictoralexandre)REFERÊNCIAS USADAS:- DARNTON, Robert. O Grande Massacre dos Gatos e Outros Episódios da História Cultural Francesa. Rio de Janeiro: Graal, 2014.- GAY, Peter. O Iluminismo: a ciência do século das luzes. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1966.- ISRAEL, Jonathan. Iluminismo Radical: a filosofia e a construção da modernidade, 1650–1750. São Paulo: Madras, 2001.- POMEAU, René. Voltaire en son temps. Paris: Fayard, 1989.- VOLTAIRE. Cartas Inglesas. São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2002.- VOLTAIRE. Tratado sobre a Tolerância. São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2000.- VOLTAIRE. Cândido ou o Otimismo. São Paulo: Editora Abril, 1973.- VOLTAIRE. Ensaio sobre os Costumes e o Espírito das Nações. Paris: Garnier, 1963.
On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Yo Kwon, CEO at Voltaire.Claims. Together, we pull back the curtain on how enterprise operations (and in particular finance and insurance operations) are being reinvented – not tomorrow, but right now. KEY TAKEAWAYS · I was working with my co-founder on Ai technology trying to work out what would be applicable for wider businesses. While we were testing ideas someone was using one of our products to write claims letters. · Adjustors don't enjoy writing claims letter, especially denials, they lean heavily on templates and cheat sheets to figure out the clauses to cite, so small mistakes and big ones can slip though. Voltaire generates each letter from scratch, it doesn't take shortcuts which removes the room for error. · Litigation alone adds an average of $10,718 per claim in loss adjustment expense, we projects Voltaire can reduce litigated claims by 10% or more through more defensible correspondence. Even a conservative 5% improvement in leakage through clearer letters translates to $320,00 in recovered value. · We include critical guardrails. If an adjustor requests a denial letter but there's no valid policy exclusion that exists to support the denial, the system returns ‘no relevant policy language was found'. This prevents a wrongful denial or compliance violation before it happens. BEST MOMENTS ‘Before I started this company I did not think this would be a problem in 2025, and this is a problem because of the complexities of claims.' ‘Whenever productivity is measured, people will choose speed over compliance, I'd go far as to say most adjustors never actually learn the correct way to write a claims letter.' ‘Claims managers and adjustors have told us the AI is teaching them things about policies that they've never known before.' ‘Our approach treats compliance as a product feature, not an afterthought.' ABOUT THE GUESTS Yo Kwon is the Co-Founder and CEO of Voltaire.Claims, where he leads the development of cutting-edge AI solutions that transform insurance correspondence. With deep expertise in artificial intelligence, decentralized systems, and cybersecurity, Yo brings a rigorous technical perspective to one of the industry's most overlooked but high-impact challenges: claims letter automation. Under his leadership, Voltaire has built a lightweight, API-driven platform that integrates seamlessly with core systems like Guidewire to deliver accurate, regulator-compliant claim letters in seconds. LinkedIn ABOUT THE HOST Sabine is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur. She is the CEO and Managing Partner of Alchemy Crew a venture lab that accelerates the curation, validation, & commercialization of new tech business models. Sabine is renowned within the insurance sector for building some of the most renowned tech startup accelerators around the world working with over 30 corporate insurers, accelerated over 100 startup ventures. Sabine is the co-editor of the bestseller The INSURTECH Book, a top 50 Women in Tech, a FinTech and InsurTech Influencer, an investor & multi-award winner. Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook TikTok Email Website This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
In Frankreich wird das gesamte 18. Jahrhundert nach ihm benannt: "Le Siècle de Voltaire". Der Mann, der als die Stimme der Aufklärung und als einer der ersten modernen Intellektuellen gilt, war ein scharfer Geist und ein brillanter Spötter. Seine Schriften zu lesen, ist bis heute ein Vergnügen.
Hello friends of the History of the Germans. I am afraid there will not be an episode this week. I would have preferred to say that I have caught a bug or something, but the truth is, I just could not put something together that lives up to your and my standards. Sorry, this does not happen very often, but it does. The muse was busy somewhere else or missed the entry point for my humble attic. So, rather than wasting your time with something sub-par, I decided to call it off for this week. I will go back to the drawing board and make sure something sensible shows up in your feed next week.If however you need your weekly fix of German history content, you can go to the History Rage Podcast where Paul Bavil allowed me to go on for far too long about my pet hate, which is people endlessly repeating Voltaire's quip that the Holy Roman empire was neither Holy, nor Roman nor an empire. Not only is that joke 200 years old, it isn't even accurate. https://pod.fo/e/3330ceAnd if you are of a gentler disposition and cannot bear me losing my rag, you can always prepare yourself for next week's episode by listening back to some older episodes where we have discussed the mid-15th century in the Hanseatic League, Prussia, Bohemia and Germany. For instance episode 122, where we heard how right around this time the Hanseatic League's stranglehold over the Baltic led to a collapse of the once sprawling herring fair in Scania and the rise of the Dutch herring industry based in Amsterdam. In episode 136 we covered the 13-year long war between the Teutonic Knights and the cities and major aristocrats of Prussia, that started in 1454 and ended up with the loss of Gdansk and Western Prussia. The Mainzer Stiftsfehde and the Furstenkrieg that also fall into this period is so complex, we had to break it down into multiple podcasts. Episode 186 about Mainz and Hessen, 189 about the Count Palatine on the Rhine and his conflict with Friedrich III, 191/192 where we look at the involvement of Baden and Wurttemberg, and 196 and 197 about the internecine warfare in Bavaria that linked into it. Or just think of a number, any number between zero and 209, and listen to that episode. Either that or listen to any of the thousands ad thousands of other great episodes talented podcasters put out every week.See you next week.The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0.As always:Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: www.historyofthegermans.comIf you...
A la fin du XVIIe siècle, le couvent de Moret compte une religieuse noire sur laquelle court une folle rumeur : elle serait de sang royal. C'est le point de départ d'une énigme qui a fasciné des générations d'auteurs, dont le grand Voltaire. Mention légales : Vos données de connexion, dont votre adresse IP, sont traités par Radio Classique, responsable de traitement, sur la base de son intérêt légitime, par l'intermédiaire de son sous-traitant Ausha, à des fins de réalisation de statistiques agréées et de lutte contre la fraude. Ces données sont supprimées en temps réel pour la finalité statistique et sous cinq mois à compter de la collecte à des fins de lutte contre la fraude. Pour plus d'informations sur les traitements réalisés par Radio Classique et exercer vos droits, consultez notre Politique de confidentialité.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.