Month: March 2019

Working Translations

Sylvain Maréchal, ” Prometheus” (1788)

March 17, 2019 Shawn P. Wilbur
Thus far, the mythologists have misreported the allegorical history of Prometheus. Here are the facts: that ingenious artist of antiquity, having kneaded clay in water, made from it several figures of men, which he animated with the elemental fire. He took great pleasure in his work, like a father in his children.

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Beyond the Labyrinth

Voices from the Net (1993)

March 13, 2019 Shawn P. Wilbur
Collected here is the full run of Voices from the Net, an electronic zine that Ric Bohannon and I published, starting in 1993. WELCOME TO THE INAUGURAL ISSUE OF VOICES FROM THE NET [Keep in mind, Wired #1 is now going for $50.00 American ;)] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xx xx xx V O I C E S xx xx xx xx f r o m xx xx xx xx t h e xx xx xx xx N E T . . . xx xx xx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx C a n Y o u H e a r O u r V […]
French Revolution

Sylvain Maréchal, “Manifesto of the Equals” (1796)

March 10, 2019 Shawn P. Wilbur
[one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Le Manifeste des Egaux Sylvain Maréchal Egalité de fait, dernier but de l’art social.—Condorcet, Tableau de l’esprit humain, page 329. Peuple de France ! Pendant quinze siècle tu as vécu esclave, et par conséquent malheureux. Depuis six années tu respires à peine, dans l’attente de l’indépendance, du bonheur et de l’égalité. L’Egalité ! premier vœu de la nature, premier besoin de l’homme, et principal nœud de toute association légitime ! Peuple de France ! tu n’as pas été plus favorisé que les autres nations qui végètent sur ce globe infortuné !… Toujours et partout la […]