Opinion publique e nozione di affaire nella Francia del XVIII secolo: Voltaire difensore di Calas

Opinion publique e nozione di affaire nella Francia del XVIII secolo: Voltaire difensore di Calas

This article focuses on the famous case of Jean Calas’s trial and on the defense made by Voltaire after Calas’ death. Voltaire’s complex operation succeed in mobilizing public opinion and was resumed in the well known Traité sur la tolérance, an early example of the typical scheme of the affaire. Th...

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Main Author: Enrico Pontieri frequenta attualmente il secondo anno del Master in “Histoire et civilisations comparées” presso l’Université Paris Diderot – Paris 7. Si occupa prevalentemente di storia delle migrazioni internazionali, di storia politica e di storia dell’urbanistica.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Diacronie 2013-08-01
Series:Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea
Subjects:
Voltaire
affaire
public opinion
Enlightenment
France
opinione pubblica
illuminismo
Francia
Online Access:http://www.studistorici.com/2013/08/29/pontieri_numero_14/
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Summary:This article focuses on the famous case of Jean Calas’s trial and on the defense made by Voltaire after Calas’ death. Voltaire’s complex operation succeed in mobilizing public opinion and was resumed in the well known Traité sur la tolérance, an early example of the typical scheme of the affaire. Through the analysis of the public opinion in France during the XVIII century, we will demonstrate the ambivalence of Voltaire’s thoughts in relation to this concept: one one side reign of the irrationality, when linked to the local reality, on the other, source of truth when enlightened and universal.
ISSN:2038-0925
2038-0925

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