Words…are loaded pistols.

Jean-Paul Sartre

What is Literature?

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Topic

Power of words

Speaker

Brice Parain

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre

Source

What is Literature?

Medium

Essay

Language

French

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Qu'est-ce que la littérature? [What is Literature?]. Situations, II. Gallimard, 1948, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. What is Literature? Routledge, 2001, ch. 1.

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World War II

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John DeWitt
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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DeWitt, John L. Final Report on the Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast. c. 1942.

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To laugh is proper to man.

Francois Rabelais

Gargantua and Pantagruel

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Topic
Laughter

Author

Francois Rabelais
Source
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satirical fiction Satire
Language
French
Time
1534 1530s 16th century
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Original Citation

Rabelais, Francois [published as Alcofribas Nasier]. Les horribles et épouvantables faits et prouesses du très renommé Pantagruel Roi des Dipsodes, fils du Grand Géant Gargantua [The Horrible and Terrifying Deeds and Words of the Very Renowned Pantagruel King of the Dipsodes, Son of the Great Giant Gargantua]. Vol. 1, 1532, bk. 1, prefatory note.

Current Citation

Rabelais, Francois. Gargantua & Pantagruel. Dover Publications, 2016, bk. 1, prefatory note.