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odd couples
A secret drive to crave disgrace or an insane desire to please? … Louise Mignot, the daughter of Voltaire’s sister, had in 1738 married Monsieur Denis of the Commisariat Department, who died in 1744. Her uncle on the occasion of … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word
Tagged Angela Carter, bruno h. schubert, Francois Boucher, Frederick the Great, Marquis de Sade, Marquise de Pompadour, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Max Horkheimer, meharit kifle, nell gwynn, sir peter leley, The Duchess of Alba, Theodor Adorno, Thomas Hardy, Voltaire
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Cannes Festival: return from elba
After his daring escape from Elba in 1815, the Emperor Napoleon landed at Golfe-Juan.It was his last great adventure before Waterloo, and it can be looked back as a tragic comedy. He set out for Cannes at midnight, taking three … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word
Tagged Alexandre Dumas, charles steuben, comte de broussillon, french history, George Cruickshank, George Cruikshank, Hegel, Hegel Philosopher, James Gillray, johan michael voltz, marshall ney, Napoleon Bonaparte, napoleon elba, napoleon return from elba, Thomas Hardy
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