https://thealexicon.org/2026/08/26/candide-english-translation-chapter-9/2026-08-27T23:58:35+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2026/07/22/the-context-surrounding-candide/https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/atelier_de_nicolas_de_largilliere_portrait_de_voltaire_detail_musee_carnavalet_-002.jpgAtelier_de_Nicolas_de_Largillière,_portrait_de_Voltaire,_détail_(musée_Carnavalet)_-002Portrait of Voltaire, by Nicolas de Largilliere (1718). He wrote "Candide," but ironically, it was one of his less favorite works.https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/images.jpegimagesLisbon during the earthquakehttps://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/leibniz_hannover.jpgLeibniz_HannoverGottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, by Andreas Scheits (1703)https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/voltaire_-_candide_-_dambrun_-_moreau.jpgVoltaire_-_Candide_-_Dambrun_-_MoreauIllustration from Candide, Jean-Michel Moreauhttps://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/umberto_after_brunelleschi_-_illustration_from_candide_by_voltaire_published_by_gibert_jeune_-_meisterdrucke-1404937.jpgUmberto_(after)_Brunelleschi_-_Illustration_from_Candide_by_Voltaire_published_by_Gibert_Jeune_-_(MeisterDrucke-1404937)Illustration from Candide, Gibert Jeune2026-08-20T20:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2026/08/20/18th-century-opera-a-beginners-explanation/https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/829.jpgDon Giovanni"Scene from the Opera Don Giovanni by Mozart" by Alexandre Evariste Fragonard, circa 1830https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/slide29-edited.jpgOpera"The Beggar's Opera III," by: William Hogarth, 1729https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/slide29.jpgOpera"The Beggar's Opera," by: William Hogarth, circa 17302026-08-20T20:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/featured-works/https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/fragonard_the_reader.jpgFragonard,_The_ReaderYoung Girl Reading - Jean Honore Fragonard (1769)https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/marywollstonecraft.jpgstudious2026-08-16T20:10:06+00:00weekly0.6https://thealexicon.org/2026/05/12/frederick-the-great-the-effects-of-an-upbringing/2026-08-16T20:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/about/https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/salonnieres-.jpgsalonnieres-A reading of Molière, Jean François de Troy, c. 1728https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6545.jpegIMG_65452026-08-09T22:29:29+00:00weekly0.6https://thealexicon.org/2026/08/08/pineapples-in-the-18th-century/https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/charles-pineapple.jpgCharles-pineapplehttps://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/images-1.jpegimages-1Pineapple in a Pot, by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1733https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/c4pu-vwwyaar_eq-720x340-1.jpgC4PU-vWWYAAr_eq-720x340Bal des Ifs: by Charles Nicolas Cochin le Jeune, 1745https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/images.jpegimagesJohn Rose (1619–1677), the Royal Gardener, presenting a Pineapple to King Charles II (1630–1685) :by Thomas Stewart, 1787https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_6867.jpegIMG_6867Pineapple in a Pot, by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1733https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_6866.jpegIMG_6866John Rose (1619–1677), the Royal Gardener, presenting a Pineapple to King Charles II (1630–1685) In 1668, the pineapple era effectively began with the presentation of the fruit to King Charles II of England. As the 18th century began a few decades afterward, the cultural obsession only grew.https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_6868.jpegIMG_6868Pineapple teapot, mid 18th century2026-08-08T22:42:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2025/07/30/fritz-and-his-dogs/https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6869.jpegIMG_6869The Dunmore Pineapple, in Scotland 2026-07-29T20:57:53+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2026/06/13/our-favorite-18th-century-podcasts-and-youtube-channels/https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/svltm_qa_400x400.jpgSVLtM_Qa_400x4002026-07-29T20:53:08+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2026/07/06/potoooooooos-and-other-anecdotes-that-may-change-your-perception-of-the-18th-century/https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/adriana_ferrarese_kings_theatre_1785.jpgAdriana_Ferrarese_Kings_Theatre_1785Adriana Ferrarese del Bene, 1785https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/pot-8-os_by_john_nost_sartorius_1759e280931828.jpgSartorius, John Nost, 1759-1828; 'Pot-8-Os'Sartorius, John Nost; 'Pot-8-Os'; National Horseracing Museum2026-08-02T01:47:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/candide-translation/2026-07-29T20:48:25+00:00weekly0.6https://thealexicon.org/2026/08/04/candide-english-translation-chapter-7/2026-07-29T20:20:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2026/06/24/candide-english-translation-chapter-6/2026-07-29T20:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2026/06/16/candide-english-translation-chapter-5/2026-07-29T20:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2026/06/10/candide-english-translation-chapter-4/2026-07-29T20:17:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2026/06/01/candide-english-translation-chapter-3/2026-07-29T20:16:43+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2026/05/29/candide-english-translation-chapter-2/2026-07-29T20:15:28+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2026/05/20/candide-english-translation-chapter-1/2026-07-29T20:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2026/08/12/candide-english-translation-chapter-8/2026-07-29T20:14:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.org/2025/07/09/beyond-the-obstacle/https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6590.jpegIMG_6590"Frederick the Great," by Wilhelm Camphausen, 1870https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6592.jpegIMG_6592https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6593.jpegIMG_6593https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6594.jpegIMG_6594https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6596.jpegIMG_6596"Prussian King Frederick the II, Painted with two of his Italian Sigthounds," by Julius Hubner (1865)https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6597.jpegIMG_6597https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6598.jpegIMG_6598https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6549.jpegIMG_6549Elaborate embroidery, which was quite popular in the French court of Versailles, became a favorite decoration of wealthy macaronis.https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6548.webpIMG_6548https://thealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_6547.jpegIMG_65472026-07-29T14:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thealexicon.orgdaily1.02026-08-27T23:58:35+00:00