Education and Literature: Voltaire and the education role of literary texts

Authors

  • Christine Arndt de Santana Núcleo de Pós-graduação em Educação, Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Keywords:

Voltaire, education, literature.

Abstract

The goal of this work is to present the project of research, in progress at the Nucleus of Post Graduationin Education of the Federal University of Sergipe, guided by Prof. Dr. Edmilson Menezes, who turns onthe function of educator of the literary texts of the philosopher François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire.The objectives of the research are: To identify the educative task of literature in XVIII century fromVoltaire’s texts; to understand the links between education and literature in the Illustration; to show theeducator function of Voltaire’s literature; to understand literary expressions, the pamphlet and theromance, for example, as instruments in service of education in Voltaire.

Author Biography

Christine Arndt de Santana, Núcleo de Pós-graduação em Educação, Universidade Federal de Sergipe


Published

2012-12-04

How to Cite

de Santana, C. A. (2012). Education and Literature: Voltaire and the education role of literary texts. Scientia Plena, 3(5). Retrieved from https://scientiaplena.org.br/sp/article/view/1204