lisbon earthquake voltaire

The lines below are taken from Voltaire's Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne, written in response to the Lisbon earthquake of 1755. Then, as now, there's a.


The Works of Voltaire (Volume 36); The Lisbon Earthquake, and Other Poems


The Lisbon Earthquake: And Other Poems (1905)


The Lisbon Earthquake: And Other Poems (1905) (Paperback) ~ Volt.


The Lisbon Earthquake inspired


The Great Lisbon Earthquake


Lisbon earthquake of 1755,

Yesterday, in Part I of this post, I talked about Voltaire's mention of the great Lisbon earthquake of 1755 in his novella Candide. Lisbon isn't a place we normally associate with earthquakes. Portugal is a small country nestled...
Philosophy, literature, religion, and geology (Part II) ~ Hudson Valley ...

that destroyed their city, just as many today are appalled at Pat Buchanan for claiming that the Haitians are somehow responsible for their own tragic natural disaster. / UNHAPPY mortals! Dark and mourning earth! / Affrighted...
lisbon earthquake voltaire