hɪz kɹɪtˈiːk ʌv bˈoʊθ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈæbsəlˌuːɾɪzəm "bˈʊk sˈælvɪdʒd fɹʌmðə flˈʌd", ɐ pˈæɹədi ʌvðə bˈaɪbəl ænd hɪz ˈeɪθɪˌɪzəm kˈɔːzd hˌɪm tə lˈuːz hɪz pəzˈɪʃən æt ðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ; mˈɑːɹɹeɪtʃəl wʌz fˈoːɹst tə lˈɪv ˈɔf hɪz lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ˈaʊtpʊt.
His critique of both religion and political absolutism ( - "Book Salvaged from the Flood", a parody of the Bible) and his atheism caused him to lose his position at the college; Maréchal was forced to live off his literary output.