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Conclusion & Epilogue

Conclusion

Beyond the complexity of the revolutionary period, which we may wonder if it represents an outcome or a betrayal of the ideals of the Enlightenment, we will return to what they still have to transmit to us with this video.

🎞️ The Enlightenment after the coup

📥 Transcript of the video in English (PDF)

Epilogue

To illustrate the period of the turning point of the Enlightenment, what better than this tribute to Marat murdered by Jacques-Louis David, an iconic painting of the Revolution, here commented on by Baudelaire, the illustrious heir to this literary art criticism invented by Diderot?

🎞️ Baudelaire gives a commentary on Marat expiring by Jacques Louis David

📥 Transcript of the video in English (PDF)