Placing the conflict between chance and order at the center of early modern French culture, these essays cluster around four problems: Providence in Question, Aesthetics and Poetics of Chance, Law and Ethics of Chance, and Chance and its Remedies. By demonstrating the breadth and intensity of the early modern questioning of chance, they offer an illuminating new perspective on French culture in the period.
Placing the conflict between chance and order at the center of early modern French culture, these essays cluster around four problems: Providence in Question, Aesthetics and Poetics of Chance, Law and Ethics of Chance, and Chance and its Remedies. By demonstrating the breadth and intensity of the early modern questioning of chance, they offer an illuminating new perspective on French culture in the period.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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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Introduction Early-Modern Chaos and the Chance Hypothesis Part 1 Providence in Question Chapter 1 Montaigne Between Fortune and Providence, Alain Legros Chapter 2 Providence and Imago Mundi, Frank Lestringant Chapter 3 Chance and Errors of Nature: A Literature of Demystification, François Rigolot Part 2 Poetics and Aesthetics of Chance Chapter 4 Toward a Poetics of Adventure: Amadis de Gaule, Virginia Krause Chapter 5 Random Trials: Chance and Chronotope in Gomberville's Polexandre, Kathleen Wine Chapter 6 Sublime Accidents, John D. Lyons Chapter 7 Chance in the Tragedies of Racine, John Campbell Part 3 The Law and the Ethics of Chance Chapter 8 Prudence and the Ethics of Contingency in Montaigne's Essais, Richard Regosin Chapter 9 Malebranche and the Laws of Grace, Michael Moriarty Part 4 Chance and its Remedies Chapter 10 The Language of Fortune in Descartes, Emma Gilby Chapter 11 Fortune, Long Life, Montaigne, Amy Wygant Chapter 12 Cardinal de Retz's Memoirs: Encountering Fortune and Taking Timely Steps, Malina Stefanovska
Introduction Early-Modern Chaos and the Chance Hypothesis Part 1 Providence in Question Chapter 1 Montaigne Between Fortune and Providence, Alain Legros Chapter 2 Providence and Imago Mundi, Frank Lestringant Chapter 3 Chance and Errors of Nature: A Literature of Demystification, François Rigolot Part 2 Poetics and Aesthetics of Chance Chapter 4 Toward a Poetics of Adventure: Amadis de Gaule, Virginia Krause Chapter 5 Random Trials: Chance and Chronotope in Gomberville's Polexandre, Kathleen Wine Chapter 6 Sublime Accidents, John D. Lyons Chapter 7 Chance in the Tragedies of Racine, John Campbell Part 3 The Law and the Ethics of Chance Chapter 8 Prudence and the Ethics of Contingency in Montaigne's Essais, Richard Regosin Chapter 9 Malebranche and the Laws of Grace, Michael Moriarty Part 4 Chance and its Remedies Chapter 10 The Language of Fortune in Descartes, Emma Gilby Chapter 11 Fortune, Long Life, Montaigne, Amy Wygant Chapter 12 Cardinal de Retz's Memoirs: Encountering Fortune and Taking Timely Steps, Malina Stefanovska
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