Name: The Dark Side of Diderot / Le Diderot Des Ombres (in French)
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Author: Cook, Malcolm ; Howells, Robin ; Kearns, James
ISBN: 9783034318488

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The Dark Side of Diderot / Le Diderot Des Ombres (in French)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis

Author

Cook, Malcolm ; Howells, Robin ; Kearns, James

Language

French

Pages

270

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.4 x 15.0 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN13

9783034318488

Synopsis "The Dark Side of Diderot / Le Diderot Des Ombres (in French)"

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 coeur 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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