'L'Homme aux quarante ecus': Voltaire economiste
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Voltaire anticipates the development of liberal capitalism in 'L'Homme aux quarante ecus.' The tale describes the impatience and resentments of the bourgeoisie of France in the 18th century. Voltaire's approach is more polemical than analytic, as he attempts to elucidate the laws of economic development and to criticize abusive aspects of the economic order of his time and the defects of the new economic theory. Article text is in French.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1999
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Et si l'introduction a l'analyse narrative nous etait contee par 'La Belle et la Bete?'
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Cinematic presentations of fairy tales are excellent ways to start teaching foreign literature. Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' can serve as a springboard to the interpretation of Jean Cocteau's fairy tale. A sample lesson plan lending itself to individual or group work is given. Class discussion can go to other topics in 18th century culture. The text of the article is in French.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1997
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Putting Voltaire's 'Henriade' in the hands of the young
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Voltaire's 'Henriade' was required reading in French schools for the first third of the 19th century, yet those editions significantly modified Voltaire's text. The French educational establishment made conscious efforts to identify and incorporate "classic" editions into its curriculum, yet administrators felt Voltaire could only be studied by young readers in censored form.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2003
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