Science and the Human Comedy : Natural Philosophy in French Literature from Rabelais to Maupertuis.

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The developments of the attitudes and aspirations of French scientists between the Renaissance and the Revolution and the impact of these new outlooks on French literature form the theme of this book by an authority in the interdisciplinary treatment of science and literature.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Harcourt
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1976.
Colección:University of Toronto romance series.
Temas:
French literature > History and criticism.
Literature and science.
Literature, Modern > history
Science > history
Littérature française > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et sciences.
French literature
Literature and science
France
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • 1 Science and the artifact
  • 2 Pantagruel and health
  • 3 Science and the Pensées of Pascal
  • 4 History, science, and the Journal des sçavans
  • 5 'Les gens de maintenant'
  • 6 Science and the human comedy: Voltaire
  • 7 Voltaire and British science
  • 8 From London to Lapland and Berlin
  • 9 'L'homme ... tel qu'il est'
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W.

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