The Dark Side of Diderot / Le Diderot des ombres Paperback / softback
Edited by James Hanrahan, Siofra Pierse
Part of the French Studies of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries series
Paperback / softback
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This collection of essays investigates the darker aspects of Diderot, writer, art critic, philosopher and encyclopédiste.
The chapters focus on the schism between positive images of the Enlightenment and an undercurrent of disorder, transgression and clandestine intellectual and social practices.
Diderot’s role in this fissure is critically scrutinised through an analysis of the interface between Enlightenment and its dark side.
In his reticence before authority and censorship, in the richness and complexity of his literary and philosophical works, in the emotional conflict of his theatre, or in his innovative aesthetic vision, Diderot consistently evokes the darker side of the Enlightenment. Cet ouvrage interroge l’aspect plus sombre de Diderot, écrivain, critique d’art, philosophe et encyclopédiste.
Les contributeurs traitent du clivage entre d’un côté, les images positives des Lumières et, de l’autre, le désordre, la révolte, la transgression, les pratiques sociales et intellectuelles clandestines qui en constituent son corollaire parfois sous-jacent.
Le rôle de Diderot au cœur de ce clivage sera analysé dans le cadre d’une interrogation plus large du couple Ombres/Lumières.
Diderot incarne – dans ses réticences devant les autorités et la censure, dans la richesse et la complexité de ses ouvrages littéraires et philosophiques, dans les conflits affectifs de son théâtre, ou encore dans sa vision esthétique innovatrice – une alternative, plus sombre, à la marche des Lumières triomphantes.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:270 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissensc
- Publication Date:14/12/2015
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- ISBN:9783034318488
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:270 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissensc
- Publication Date:14/12/2015
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- ISBN:9783034318488
