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Routledge Chance, Literature, and Culture in Early Modern France

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In the Renaissance and early modern periods, there were lively controversies over why things happen. Central to these debates was the troubling idea that things could simply happen by chance. In France, a major terrain of this intellectual debate, the chance hypothesis engaged writers coming from many different horizons: the ancient philosophies of Epicurus, the Stoa, and Aristotle, the renewed reading of the Bible in the wake of the Reformation, a fresh emphasis on direct, empirical observation of nature and society, the revival of dramatic tragedy with its paradoxical theme of the misfortunes that befall relatively good people, and growing introspective awareness of the somewhat arbitrary quality of consciousness itself. This volume is the first in English to offer a broad cultural and literary view of the field of chance in this period. The essays, by a distinguished team of scholars from the U.S., Britain, and France, cluster around four problems: Providence in Question, Aesthetics and Poetics of Chance, Law and Ethics, and Chance and its Remedies. Convincing and authoritative, this collection articulates a new and rich perspective on the culture of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century France. Review 'Books as good as this one always leave you wanting more... It is to be hoped that others will now seize the opportunities offered by this rich and fascinating volume.' French Studies 'The book offers intriguing explorations of chance...' Sixteenth Century Journal '... this collection richly deserves a place in college and university libraries not just because it spans theology, Ã¦sthetics and poetics, ethics, politics and the law, but also because it is about how and why the early moderns told stories of shipwrecks, of being struck by lightning, of geographical higgledy-pigglediness, of tiles falling off roofs killing passers-by, and of love at first sight.' French History 'Ce volume met au jour des liens conceptuels (sublime et hasard, moment opportun et phénomène objectif, grÃ¢ce et providence). Il éclaire Ã nouveaux frais des auteurs ou des textes dont les réflexions forment un enseignement pour un mieux vivre, car les questions du hasard et de l’instabilité du monde n’ont rien perdu de leur actualité. Enfin, ce volume stimule la curiosité de son lecteur.' Revue du Dix-Septième Siècle About the Author John D. Lyons is Commonwealth Professor of French at the University of Virginia, USA. Kathleen Wine is Associate Professor of French at Dartmouth College, USA.

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Brand: Routledge
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ASIN: 075466435X
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Europe
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Release Date: 28 August 2009
Listed Since: 06 May 2009

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