The Dictionnaire philosophique (Philosophical Dictionary) is an encyclopedic dictionary published by Voltaire in 1764. The alphabetically arranged articles often criticize the Roman Catholic Church and other institutions. The first edition, released in June 1764, went by the name of Dictionnaire philosophique portatif. It was 344 pages and consisted of 73 articles. Later versions were expanded into two volumes consisting of 120 articles. The first editions were published anonymously in Geneva by Gabriel Grasset. Due to the volatile content of the Dictionnaire, Voltaire chose Grasset over his...

The Dictionnaire philosophique (Philosophical Dictionary) is an encyclopedic dictionary published by Voltaire in 1764. The alphabetically arranged articles often criticize the Roman Catholic Church and other institutions. The first edition, released in June 1764, went by the name of Dictionnaire philosophique portatif. It was 344 pages and consisted of 73 articles. Later versions were expanded into two volumes consisting of 120 articles. The first editions were published anonymously in Geneva by Gabriel Grasset. Due to the volatile content of the Dictionnaire, Voltaire chose Grasset over his...

Les freres Grimm (allemand: Bruder Grimm ou Gebruder Grimm) etaient deux linguistes, philologues et collecteurs de contes de langue allemande: Jacob (ne le 4 janvier 1785 a Hanau et mort le 20 septembre 1863 a Berlin) et Wilhelm (ne le 24 fevrier 1786 a Hanau et mort le 16 decembre 1859 a Berlin)."

Macbeth (full title The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Set mainly in Scotland, the play dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. The play is believed to have been written between 1599 and 1606. The earliest account of a performance of what was probably Shakespeare's play is April 1611, when Simon Forman recorded seeing such a play at the Globe Theatre. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book. It was most likely written during the reign of James...

Cassius persuades his friend Brutus to join a conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar, whose power seems to be growing too great for Rome's good. After killing Caesar, however, Brutus fails to convince the people that his cause was just. He and Cassius eventually commit suicide as their hope for Rome becomes a lost cause.

Excerpt En zoo werd het eendje voor drie weken op de proef aangenomen; maar er kwamen geen eieren. En de kater was heer in huis, en de kip was er zoo goed als vrouw, en altijd zeiden zij: Wij en de wereld Want zij dachten, dat zij de helft waren, en verreweg de beste helft. Het eendje gaf als zijn meening te kennen, dat het toch ook wel eens anders zou kunnen zijn; maar dat kon de kip niet velen. Kun je eieren leggen? vroeg zij. Neen. Welnu, wil je dan wel eens zwijgen? En de kater zei: Kun je een hoogen rug zetten en spinnen en maken, dat er vonken uit je lijf komen? Neen. Dan mag je ook...