Relation de la mort du chevalier de La Barre et du procès des Calas
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Relation de la mort du chevalier de La Barre et du procès des Calas is a polemical work by Voltaire denouncing religious intolerance and judicial injustice in 18th-century France through the cases of the Chevalier de La Barre and the Calas family.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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polemical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | mobilize public indignation against injustice ⓘ |
| author | Voltaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorResidenceAtTimeOfWriting | Ferney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Catholic Church in France
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religious persecution ⓘ unjust legal procedures ⓘ |
| depicts |
execution of the Chevalier de La Barre
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trial of Jean Calas ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
abuse of religious authority
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miscarriages of justice ⓘ |
| genre | essay ⓘ |
| hasPart |
narrative of the Calas case
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narrative of the La Barre case ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person commentary by Voltaire ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 18th-century France ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on religious tolerance in France
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later human rights discourse ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | public opinion in France ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
reform of judicial practices
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rehabilitation of victims of injustice ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Calas family
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Chevalier de La Barre NERFINISHED ⓘ judicial injustice ⓘ religious intolerance ⓘ |
| movement | Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
anticlericalism
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rationalism ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | critique of absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Traité sur la tolérance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of judicial abuse
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critique of religious fanaticism ⓘ defense of tolerance ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| workType | non-fiction ⓘ |
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Calas affair
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Relation de la mort du chevalier de La Barre et du procès des Calas
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