Divining nature : aesthetics of enchantment in Enlightenment France

Divining nature aesthetics of enchantment in Enlightenment France

The Enlightenment remains widely associated with the rise of scientific progress and the loss of religious faith, a dual tendency that is thought to have contributed to the disenchantment of the world. In her wide-ranging and richly illustrated book, Tili Boon Cuillé questions the accuracy of this...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Cuillé, Tili Boon, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press 2021.
Colección:Stanford scholarship online.
Materias:
Nature (Aesthetics)
Nature in art.
Nature in literature.
Science and the arts > France > History > 18th century.
Art and natural history > France > History > 18th century.
Philosophy of nature > France > History > 18th century.
Enlightenment > France.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009770695806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction The Spectacle Of Nature
  • 1 The Marvels Of Nature In Buffon And Rameau
  • 2 The Philosophy Of Nature In Diderot And Rousseau
  • 3 The Harmony Of Nature In Paul Et Virginie
  • 4 The Poetics Of Nature In Ossian And Staël
  • Epilogue A Theater Of Enchantment
  • Notes
  • Index

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