Poème Sur Le Désastre De Lisbonne
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| Originally published | 1756 |
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| Authors | Voltaire |
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| ID | 1068445 |
About Poème Sur Le Désastre De Lisbonne
The Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne is a poem in French composed by Voltaire as a response to the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. It is widely regarded as an introduction to Voltaire's later acclaimed work Candide and his view on the problem of evil. The 180-line poem was composed in December 1755 and published in 1756.
