Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery (French: Cimetière du Montparnasse) is a cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the city's 14th arrondissement. The cemetery is roughly 47 acres and is the second largest cemetery in Paris.
3 episodes
Episodes in this category also belong to the following categories:
CulturePhilosophyOntologistsFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophy writersPhilosophers of literaturePhilosophers of mindTheorists on Western civilizationMetaphysiciansAphoristsAtheist philosophers20th-century atheistsNobel laureates in LiteraturePhilosophers of social scienceExistentialistsUniversity of Paris alumniWriters from Paris20th-century French philosophersFrench atheistsFrench political philosophersPhilosophers of sexuality20th-century essayistsAlumni of Trinity College DublinFormer Roman CatholicsFrench philosophers of educationFrench philosophers of scienceFrench women philosophersIrish male dramatists and playwrightsModernist writers20th-century French novelistsFrench philosophers of cultureFrench philosophers of historyFrench socialistsIrish expatriates in FranceLegion of Honour refusalsPhenomenologistsPhilosophers of deathÉcole Normale Supérieure alumni20th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights, 20th-century Irish male writers, 20th-century Irish poetsBisexual novelistsCritical theoristsFrench LGBTQ novelistsFrench Nobel laureatesFrench epistemologistsFrench feministsFrench literary criticsFrench philosophers of artFrench sociologistsFrench women novelistsIrish male novelistsLibertarian socialistsPhilosophers of pessimismScholars of feminist philosophy20th-century French women writersAbsurdist writersBisexual memoiristsBlind writersFrench Resistance membersFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascistsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersFrench communistsFrench humanistsIrish Nobel laureates, Irish modernist poetsJerusalem Prize recipientsLycée Henri-IV alumniLycée Louis-le-Grand alumniPrix Italia winnersScholars of Trinity College DublinSocialist feministsWriters from Dublin (city)20th-century French dramatists and playwrights20th-century French memoirists20th-century Irish novelists, 20th-century Irish short story writers, Irish male short story writersAcademics of Trinity College DublinAnti-natalistsBisexual women writersCommunist women writersContinental philosophersDeaths from pneumonia in France, Prix Goncourt winnersFeminist studies scholarsFeminist theoristsFormer AnglicansFree love advocatesFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFrench biographers, French ethicistsFrench magazine foundersFrench scientists with disabilitiesIrish essayistsIrish writers in French, People educated at Portora Royal SchoolPeople with Parkinson's diseasePhilosophers of nihilismScholars of antisemitism
Samuel Beckett
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the author of Waiting for Godot, who lived in Paris and wrote in French as he found that more difficult than writing in English
17 January 2019
Featuring: Steven Connor, Laura Salisbury, Mark Nixon
Culture20th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights, 20th-century Irish male writers, 20th-century Irish poetsNobel laureates in LiteratureExistentialistsPrix Italia winnersAbsurdist writersFormer AnglicansPeople with Parkinson's diseaseIrish male dramatists and playwrightsIrish essayistsBurials at Montparnasse Cemetery20th-century Irish novelists, 20th-century Irish short story writers, Irish male short story writersIrish writers in French, People educated at Portora Royal SchoolFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAcademics of Trinity College Dublin20th-century essayistsScholars of Trinity College DublinWriters from Dublin (city)Irish Nobel laureates, Irish modernist poetsFrench Resistance membersIrish expatriates in FranceIrish male novelistsAlumni of Trinity College DublinAnti-natalistsModernist writersPhilosophers of pessimismSartre
Melvyn Bragg discusses the life and works of French novelist, playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
7 October 2004
Featuring: Jonathan Rée, Benedict O'Donohoe, Christina Howells
PhilosophyLycée Henri-IV alumni20th-century atheistsNobel laureates in LiteratureFrench sociologistsBlind writersFrench communistsFrench philosophers of artPhilosophers of nihilismFrench biographers, French ethicistsExistentialistsPhilosophers of social scienceFrench philosophers of sciencePhilosophers of deathÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of literatureContinental philosophersPhilosophers of sexualityPhenomenologistsFree love advocatesFrench atheistsPhilosophy writersCritical theoristsBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryFrench Nobel laureates20th-century French novelistsFrench humanistsLegion of Honour refusals20th-century French dramatists and playwrightsFrench magazine foundersFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascistsFrench philosophers of historyAphoristsFrench philosophers of educationFrench political philosophersFrench epistemologistsFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesLycée Louis-le-Grand alumniFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFrench literary criticsLibertarian socialistsFrench philosophers of cultureFrench Resistance membersAtheist philosophersFrench scientists with disabilitiesOntologistsPhilosophers of mindMetaphysicians20th-century French philosophersWriters from ParisFrench socialistsScholars of antisemitismSimone de Beauvoir
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Simone de Beauvoir - her work on existentialist ethics, philosophy and literature and her influence on feminism.
22 October 2015
Featuring: Christina Howells, Margaret Atack, Ursula Tidd
PhilosophySocialist feministsFrench communistsFrench philosophers of artFeminist theoristsExistentialistsFrench feministsBisexual women writersPhilosophers of sexuality20th-century French memoiristsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersFrench atheistsBurials at Montparnasse Cemetery20th-century French novelistsFormer Roman CatholicsFeminist studies scholarsJerusalem Prize recipientsFrench philosophers of educationFrench political philosophersCommunist women writersBisexual memoiristsDeaths from pneumonia in France, Prix Goncourt winnersFrench women philosophersFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFrench literary criticsAtheist philosophersBisexual novelistsFrench women novelists20th-century French philosophers20th-century French women writersFrench LGBTQ novelistsWriters from ParisUniversity of Paris alumniScholars of feminist philosophy