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Germaine and Benjamin, the enfants terribles of the French Enlightenment

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Benjamin Constant and Germaine de Staël

As committed intellectuals, Germaine de Staël and Benjamin Constant provide us with an interesting insight into a turbulent period of Europe’s history at the turn of the nineteenth century. And their fight for liberty remains highly topical today.

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Posted in Allez savoir, Literature | Tagged Benjamin Constant, Germaine de Staël

The twenty-first century in thrall to dragons

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Never have the Middle Ages, accompanied by a whiff of the supernatural, been so all-pervasive. The Hobbit trilogy; Game of Thrones and Vikings prevail; comic books and video games exploit the genre. So, why this passion for chainmail and swords in the age of smartphones?

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Posted in Allez savoir, History, Literature | Tagged Dragons

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