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This course examines the 'long Eighteenth Century,' or the period from 1648 to 1815. It offers in-depth discussions on the economy, society, politics, warfare, diplomacy, empire, and ideas of the period stretching from the Scientific Revolution, thru the Enlightenment, and to Napoleonic Europe. We will seek to comprehend the fundamentally transformative impacts each had upon Europeans and the World.
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de Largillière, Nicolas, Voltaire, Painting, 1718-1724,
(Copy of portrait conserved in the Musée national du Château de Versailles), https://tinyurl.com/3kzv8xjm.
François-Marie d’Arouet (1694–1778), better known as Voltaire, was a French writer and philosopher who played a significant role in the eighteen century period known as the Enlightenment. He commented critically on social conventions and conditions contemporary to his time. Some of his works include Candide, Zadig, and Micromégas.
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