161 Voltaire

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

Arts, History, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Voltaire was born Francois Marie Arouet in 1694 in Paris, France, the son of a respectable but not particularly eminent lawyer. By the time he died at the age of 83, he was widely regarded as one of the greatest French writers in history, a distinction he still holds today. Astoundingly prolific, he is best known as the author of Candide - but the stories of his life, including the scrapes brought about by his fearless tongue, are perhaps at least as fascinating as anything his razor-sharp pen committed to paper. Enjoy French literature? Travel to the nineteenth century and visit another incredibly prolific author in Episode 152 George Sand. Not a Sand fan? Maybe you'd prefer Episode 79 - Music That Melts the Stars - Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. In love with Paris? Maybe you'd like to try our Episode 127 - Gertrude Stein. Support the show at patreon.com/literature. Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podgolomorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Hello. He was born Francois Marie Arue in 1694 in Paris, France, the son of a respectable but not particularly
0:19.3	eminent lawyer. By the time he died at the age of 83, he was widely regarded as one of the greatest French
0:26.2	writers in history, the distinction he still holds today. We know him by his pen name,aire and the stories of his life are at least as
0:35.9	fascinating as the razor-sharp words he committed to the page. Our look at
0:41.1	Voltaire today on the history of literature. Okay, here we go.
1:04.0	Hello everyone, I'm Jack Wilson.
1:05.3	Welcome to the history of literature Voltaire.
1:08.9	A man in exile, the vagabond.
1:11.8	The man known for his wit. The man known for his wit the man known for his masterpiece
1:15.2	Candide playwright pamphleteer scientist historian philosopher visitor of
1:21.8	royal courts, playwright, visitor of nearly every distinguished
1:26.9	figure of his age. A lot to talk about with Voltaire. We'll get to all of that coming up later in the show. But first let's start with an email.
1:35.3	Hi Jack and company. The interns enjoyed that. Thank you very much.
1:42.3	Email says I've just started listening to the podcast in the last few weeks. I cleaned for a living at local schools in rural New South Wales in Australia, but love to keep my mind active.
1:54.0	I usually am cleaning desks while listening to your literary banter.
1:59.0	I've compiled a general reading list from the smattering of shows I've listened to so far.
2:04.0	One, Dickens, but no more than five, wink, as per your algorithm jack.
2:10.0	Two, Alice Monroe loved that episode.
2:15.0	Three, not Don Quixote.
2:18.0	Thanks, Mike, for the research there.
2:20.0	Her general reading list has some knots on it.
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