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The Eighteenth Century (Satire (Voltaire (1694-1778) (Science can advance…

- - - - War UK – colonies in North USA
      - Fight for independence and
        freedom
      - Declaration Of Independence 4th July
    - - Economic unrest
      - Failed harvests and hunger
      - Poverty of the people versus
        rich nobility
      - Ideals of the Enlightenment
      - Rising self-confidence middleclass
      - August 26, 1789: Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen = Tolerance, equality, separation of powers
        
        Execution former rulers, their staff, and the aristocracy = ~Years of Unrest
      - Napoleon Bonaparte
        (1769-1821)
        
        1799: coup d’état Napoleon
        
        Emperor: 1804-1814
    - - “Republicanism” and “Democracy” entered political debate
        Also: civil liberty, freedom of expression, equality
      - Power not based on class (wealth more important)
      - Catholic church lost secular power and possessions
      - Law: uniform national system of laws
      - Break-through of capitalist entrepreneurship
      - The rise of Nationalism
- - - - Theatrical
      - Court Life
      - Louis XV
    - - Asymmetry, elegance, airiness and loveliness
      - Light colors and pastels
      - Small gestures
      - Intimate atmosphere, private character
      - Cheerful, fantasy