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22 Cards in this Set
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Marivaux
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wrote la Triomphe de l'amour and l'ile des esclaves. lived 1732, during the enlightenment.
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Voltaire
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Siecle des Lumieres thinker. wrote candide. lived 1694-1778
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La Fontaine
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wrote fables, Les Animaux malades de la peste. Lived 1621-1695, during the end of the Renaissance.
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De Graffigny
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Wrote Lettres d'une Peruvienne. Lived 1695-1758, during Enlightenment/age of reason.
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Les Animaux Malades de la Peste
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written by la fontaine. a fable. written in 17ieme epoque. during age of enlightenment.
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Candide
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Written by Voltaire in 1759. Also entitled l'optomisme. during age of enlightenment.
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L'ile des Eclaves
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written by Marivaux in 1725, age of enlightenment. Iphicrate, Arlequin, Euphrosine and Cleanthis are blown onto Trivelin's island of slaves and forced to switch places
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Lettres d'une Peruvienne
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written by De Graffigny in 1747, age of enlightenment. epistolary novel. Zilia is an incan princess, captured by spanish, rescued by french sailors, befriends capt Deterville, intro into french society. writes letters to fiance Aza
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Iphicrate
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Athenian aristocrat in l'ile des esclaves. forced to switch places with slave Arlequin
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Euphrosine
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Athenian noblewaman in l'ile des esclaves. forced to switch places with Cleanthis
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cleanthis
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Athenian slave of Eurosthenes in l'ile des esclaves
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arlequin
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Athenian slave of Iphacrite in l'ile des esclaves.
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Trivelin
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owner of the island in l'ile des esclaves
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zilia
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Incan princess captured in lettres d'une Peruvienne
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Aza
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fiance of Zilia in lettres d'une peruvienne.
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l'utopie
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written by sir thomas more in 1516. fictional island in atlantic that seems to have a perfect socio-political system.
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Renaissance
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14th-17th centuries
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cultural relativism
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relativisme culturel
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cultural universalism
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universalisme culturel
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les lois naturelles
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human nature/human instinct
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des cannibales
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written by Montaigne in 16th century. artificial (euro) v. natural (sauvages).
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Montaigne
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wrote des coches et des cannibales in the 16th century
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