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God Is a Comedian

by grlucas on 21. Nov, 2008 in Literature, Religion

From today’s Writer’s Almanac:
It’s the birthday of Voltaire, (books by this author) the man who helped spark the Enlightenment in France, born François-Marie Arouet in Paris (1694). He was a well-known playwright and poet. He spent most of his late life in exile, and he wrote most of his work from England. In the [...]

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Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

by grlucas on 15. Jan, 2006 in Literature

It seems the overriding concern of Molière’s Tartuffe is not one of religion directly, but of that age-old concern of comme il faut, propriety, and appearance versus reality. The problem is not with Tartuffe’s being a religious hypocrite (though, don’t we all just love those?), but with the fact that he uses his powers to [...]

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