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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 | History Defined

How Chaucer's medieval Wife of Bath was tamed and then liberated in the 21st century

Chaucer’s Wife of Bath is one of the most famous characters in English literature. Since appearing in the Canterbury tales in 1387, her tale has been rewritten and adapted by authors from the French philosopher Voltaire in the 18th century to the contemporary author Zadie Smith in 2021.

The Conversation

Elon Musk criticised for meme featuring Nazi soldier

The new boss of Twitter appeared to be trying to make a joke about technological change

The Independent UK

‘Fearless’ trans activist Brenda Appleton honoured by Liberty Victoria

Colleagues hail quiet but forceful style that allowed her to engage across political divide on birth certificate reform

The Guardian - AU

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Candide review – Voltaire and Bernstein enter the social media era

A brilliantly reimagined and boldly immersive promenade performance, complete with flashmob choir, plays to the strengths of Leonard Bernstein’s witty operetta

The Guardian - UK

Candide: An outdoor opera for our times and a breath of fresh air

CANDIDE, the satirical novella by Voltaire, is one of the great works of philosophical literature. First published in 1759, the book takes a darkly…

The National (Scotland)

Arendt, Durkheim and Voltaire called to testify at Paris attacks trial

This has been a special week at the November 2015 terror trial, as the three state prosecutors prepared the ground for their demands for punishment, delivered on Friday. The French newspapers have been united in their praise of the prosecution team. But it was a far from flawless performance.

Radio France Internationale

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

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GOP congressman tries quoting Voltaire in attack on Fauci –but quotes neo-Nazi paedophile instead

The neo-Nazi was charged with trying to force a 10-year-old into a sexual relationship in the early 2000s

The Independent UK

Republican under fire for using ‘Voltaire’ quote actually coined by neo-Nazi

Congressman Thomas Massie quoted phrase coined by white supremacist convicted of possessing child abuse images

The Guardian - US

GOP congressman quotes Nazi

Rep. Thomas Massie tweets "Voltaire" quote against Fauci — it really comes from a Nazi with child-porn conviction

Salon

Biden says US is ‘ready no matter what happens’ as Russia escalates threat on Ukraine – as it happened

‘We continue to urge diplomacy as the best way forward’ Biden says as UN meeting outlines potential Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - US

Surrounded by women, Molière denounced misogyny. But was he a feminist?

The 400th anniversary of French dramatist Molière's birth has sparked a revived interest in his satirical comedies that take aim at power relations. But while he denounced violence against women in some of his plays, others ridiculed educated women – and Molière did not question the patriarchal structure of the…

Radio France Internationale

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