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*[[Voltaire]] featured an auto-da-fé held by the people of Lisbon after the [[1755 Lisbon earthquake]] in chapter six of his satire ''[[Candide]]'' (1759). The people of Lisbon believed that this "great ceremony was an infalliable means of preventing the earth from quaking." | *[[Voltaire]] featured an auto-da-fé held by the people of Lisbon after the [[1755 Lisbon earthquake]] in chapter six of his satire ''[[Candide]]'' (1759). The people of Lisbon believed that this "great ceremony was an infalliable means of preventing the earth from quaking." | ||
[[Leonard Bernstein]] composed and produced a [[Candide (musical)|musical adaptation]] in 1956, featuring a song called "Auto-da-Fé" which included the chorus line "It's a lovely day for drinking and for watching people die", referring to the spectacle of public executions. | *[[Leonard Bernstein]] composed and produced a [[Candide (musical)|musical adaptation]] in 1956, featuring a song called "Auto-da-Fé" which included the chorus line "It's a lovely day for drinking and for watching people die", referring to the spectacle of public executions. | ||
*[[Herman Melville]] dedicated his novel ''Confidence Man'' (1857) to "victims of auto-da-fe." | *[[Herman Melville]] dedicated his novel ''Confidence Man'' (1857) to "victims of auto-da-fe." | ||
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*This term was used by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] in the short story, [[The Pit and the Pendulum]]. | *This term was used by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] in the short story, [[The Pit and the Pendulum]]. | ||
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