The 1760s was a pivotal decade for the philosophes. In the late 1750s their cause had been at a low ebb, but it was transformed in the eyes of public opinion by such events as the Calas affair in the early 1760s. By the end of the decade, the philosophes were dominant in key literary institutions such as the Comédie-Française and the Académie française, and their enlightened programme became more widely accepted. Many of the essays in this volume focus on Voltaire, revealing him as a writer of fiction and polemic who, during this period, became increasingly interested in questions of...
The 1760s was a pivotal decade for the philosophes. In the late 1750s their cause had been at a low ebb, but it was transformed in the eyes of public ...
Racine est devenu le 'classique français' par excellence, tant dans la lecture que sur scène. Son exemple montre combien l'étude de la réception d'une œuvre théâtrale ne saurait se borner à sa textualité et aux questions d'influences, mais exige que soit envisagé aussi le rôle des représentations scéniques. Ce volume - qui ne prétend pas constituer un inventaire complet de la réception de Racine à l'âge classique, chose évidemment impossible - vise à esquisser l'étendue du phénomène à partir d'une série d'études de cas particuliers. L'ensemble s'organise en quatre...
Racine est devenu le 'classique français' par excellence, tant dans la lecture que sur scène. Son exemple montre combien l'étude de la réception d...