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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Harcourt
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1976.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Literature and science.
French literature.
Litterature et sciences.
Litterature française > Histoire et critique.
Science > history
Literature, Modern > history
French literature > History and criticism.
France
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • 1 Science and the artifact
  • 2 Pantagruel and health
  • 3 Science and the Pensees 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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