Voltaire’s poem "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne"
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Voltaire’s poem "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne" is a philosophical reflection in verse that questions optimism and divine providence in the face of human suffering, written in response to the catastrophic Lisbon earthquake.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne | 2 |
| Poem on the Lisbon Disaster | 1 |
| Poem on the Lisbon Earthquake | 1 |
| Voltaire’s poem "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne" canonical | 1 |
| writings of Voltaire | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
philosophical poem
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poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
innocent suffering
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natural disasters ⓘ relationship between God and evil ⓘ |
| associatedWorkOfAuthor | Candide ⓘ |
| author | Voltaire ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | pamphlet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Voltaire ⓘ |
| criticizes |
philosophical optimism
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theodicies that justify suffering ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
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philosophical poetry ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Voltaire’s poem "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne"
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Poem on the Lisbon Disaster
Voltaire’s poem "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Poem on the Lisbon Earthquake
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| hasSubject |
1755 Lisbon earthquake
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Lisbon earthquake
suffering of earthquake victims ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ |
| inspiredByEvent | 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Age of Enlightenment
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Enlightenment
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| mainTheme |
critique of optimism
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divine providence ⓘ human suffering ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ theodicy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early modern critique of optimism
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poetic treatment of the problem of evil ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
Voltaire’s poem "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne"
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Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne
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| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Enlightenment debates on theodicy ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluenceOn | later discussions of the problem of evil ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | skepticism toward providential explanations of evil ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1756 ⓘ |
| questions |
Leibnizian rationalism
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surface form:
Leibnizian optimism
idea that this is the best of all possible worlds ⓘ justice of God ⓘ meaning of suffering ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
best of all possible worlds
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divine justice ⓘ moral evil ⓘ natural evil ⓘ |
| title |
Voltaire’s poem "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne"
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surface form:
Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne
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| writtenInResponseTo | 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ |
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Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne
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Voltaire’s poem "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne"
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Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne
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Poem on the Lisbon Disaster
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Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne
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Poem on the Lisbon Earthquake
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writings of Voltaire