The Complete works of Voltaire (OCV) concluded in 205 print volumes in 2022, and in January 2026 was reborn in digital form, as Oxford University Voltaire (OV). As a living edition, OV can continue…

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Doctoral students and Early Career Researchers working on Voltaire or Diderot are warmly encouraged to submit proposals in French (by 30 September 2026) for the next Journées internationales jeunes…

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In 2024, an astonishing discovery was made. An Egyptian archaeological team, excavating an ancient necropolis, uncovered a papyrus containing nearly 100 lines from lost plays by the Greek playwright E...

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A landmark biography of one of the most notorious and controversial protagonists of the French Revolution—Jean-Paul Marat.   Who better to pen an authoritative biography of Jean-Paul Marat (1743–93) t...

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Il m’arrive parfois d’oublier que Voltaire est mort. C’est le résultat de la fréquentation quasi-quotidienne, depuis une vingtaine d’années, de ses papiers, de ses brouillons, et de sa correspondan…

ConvenorAvi LIFSCHITZ (University of Oxford)When17-23 Apr 2026Where31310, Sungkyunkwan UniversityWhatLecture 1. (15:30, 17 Apr 2026)How to interpret a monarch’s writings, and why it mattersLecture …