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The Image of Portugal in Diderot’s Encyclopédie, Masterwork of the Enlightenment. David A. Ross Professor of French and Portuguese California State University, Fresno With PPT assistance from Ms. Anne-Marie Ross. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Image of Portugal in Diderot’s Encyclopédie,
Masterwork of the Enlightenment.
David A. RossProfessor of French and PortugueseCalifornia State University, Fresno
With PPT assistance from Ms. Anne-Marie Ross
2. Masterwork of the Enlightenment. Paris: 1751-1780, 35 vols, in folio.
3. The Purpose of the Encyclopédie:
• Advance the “modern,” rational, skeptical, secular agenda of the Enlightenment.
•Question all authority.
Denounce abuses by the Roman Catholic Church allied with the State
• Ultimately successful due to the size and importance of the commercial aspect of the project.
4. Denis Diderot, principal editor
5. Main Contributors
were philosophes:
•Diderot •D’Alembert
•De Jaucourt:18,000 articles! •Rousseau•Voltaire•Montesquieu
6. Voltaire: 1694-1778
Voltaire’s tomb in the Panthéon
7. Taxonomy Of HumanKnowledge
Knowledge of God islocated near“Black
Magic.”
8. What was the image of Portugal projected to readers of the Encyclopédie?
9. Main Articles Related to Portugal Vol. (Year) Articles: Notes:
I. (1751) Angola Denounces Slave Trade.VIII. (1765) Inde (India) Praises Portuguese Discoveries
VIII. (1765) Inquisition Denounces Abuses.
IX. (1765) Lisbonne (Lisbon) Geographical & Historical Info; 1755 Earthquake.
XI. (1765) Navigateur (Navigator) Praises Portuguese Commerce.
XIII. (1765) Portugal Geographical & Historical Information.
XV. (1765) Sines Praises Vasco da Gama.
XV. (1765) Tremblements de Terre (Earthquakes)
Includes 1755 Lisbon Earthquake.
Suppl. III. (1777)
Jean IV (John IV) Portuguese Revolution, 1640.
idem Jean V (John V) His Fine Qualities and Accomplishments; Failed to End the Inquisition.
idem Joseph I Assassination Attempt Blamed on Jesuits. No Mention of Pombal.
10.Slave quarters,Portuguese Africa
11. Main Articles Related to Portugal Vol. (Year) Articles: Notes:
I. (1751) Angola Denounces Slave Trade.
VIII. (1765) Inde (India) Praises Portuguese DiscoveriesVIII. (1765) Inquisition Denounces Abuses.
IX. (1765) Lisbonne (Lisbon) Geographical & Historical Info; 1755 Earthquake.
XI. (1765) Navigateur (Navigator)
Praises Portuguese Commerce.
XIII. (1765) Portugal Geographical & Historical Information.
XV. (1765) Sines Praises Vasco da Gama.XV. (1765) Tremblements de Terre
(Earthquakes)Includes 1755 Lisbon Earthquake.
Suppl. III. (1777)
Jean IV (John IV) Portuguese Revolution, 1640.
idem Jean V (John V) His Fine Qualities and Accomplishments; Failed to End the Inquisition.
idem Joseph I Assassination Attempt Blamed on Jesuits. No Mention of Pombal.
15. Main Articles Related to Portugal Vol. (Year) Articles: Notes:
I. (1751) Angola Denounces Slave Trade.
VIII. (1765) Inde (India) Praises Portuguese Discoveries
VIII. (1765) Inquisition Denounces Abuses.
IX. (1765) Lisbonne (Lisbon) Geographical & Historical Info; 1755 Earthquake.
XI. (1765) Navigateur (Navigator) Praises Portuguese Commerce.
XIII. (1765) Portugal Geographical & Historical Information.XV. (1765) Sines Praises Vasco da Gama.
XV. (1765) Tremblements de Terre (Earthquakes)
Includes 1755 Lisbon Earthquake.
Suppl. III. (1777)
Jean IV (John IV) Portuguese Revolution, 1640.
idem Jean V (John V) His Fine Qualities and Accomplishments; Failed to End the Inquisition.
idem Joseph I Assassination Attempt Blamed on Jesuits. No Mention of Pombal.
16. Carmelite Convent today, a reminder
(publ. 2005)
Lisbon 8.6* Earthquake, tsunami, and fire
* Per UC Berkeley’s Earthquake Engineering Research Center
18. Main Articles Related to Portugal Vol. (Year) Articles Notes:
I. (1751) Angola Denounces Slave Trade.
VIII. (1765) Inde (India) Praises Portuguese Discoveries
VIII. (1765) Inquisition Denounces Abuses.IX. (1765) Lisbonne (Lisbon) Geographical & Historical Info; 1755 Earthquake.
XI. (1765) Navigateur (Navigator) Praises Portuguese Commerce.
XIII. (1765) Portugal Geographical & Historical Information.
XV. (1765) Sines Praises Vasco da Gama.
XV. (1765) Tremblements de Terre (Earthquakes)
Includes 1755 Lisbon Earthquake.
Suppl. III. (1777)
Jean IV (John IV) Portuguese Revolution, 1640.
idem Jean V (John V) His Fine Qualities and Accomplishments; Failed to End the Inquisition.
idem Joseph I Assassination Attempt Blamed on Jesuits. No Mention of Pombal.
An auto-da fé prior to 1755, Terreiro do Paço
Royal Palace Built by Philip II of Spain during the “Babylonian Captivity,” 1580-1640
Intolerance: Fanaticism, persecution, torture and slavery, the source of untold suffering.
Scenes from the Inquisition
21. Main Articles Related to Portugal Vol. (Year) Articles: Notes:
I. (1751) Angola Denounces Slave Trade.
VIII. (1765) Inde (India) Praises Portuguese Discoveries
VIII. (1765) Inquisition Denounces Abuses.
IX. (1765) Lisbonne (Lisbon) Geographical & Historical Info; 1755 Earthquake.
XI. (1765) Navigateur (Navigator) Praises Portuguese Commerce.
XIII. (1765) Portugal Geographical & Historical Information.
XV. (1765) Sines Praises Vasco da Gama.
XV. (1765) Tremblements de Terre (Earthquakes)
Includes 1755 Lisbon Earthquake.
Suppl. III. (1777)
Jean IV (John IV) Portuguese Revolution, 1640.
idem Jean V (John V) His Fine Qualities and Accomplishments; Failed to End the Inquisition.
idem Joseph I Assassination Attempt Blamed on Jesuits. No Mention of Pombal.
John IVKing of Portugal 1640-1656
John V,
King of Portugal
1706-1750
Joseph IKing of Portugal 1750-1777