| Evocations of Eloquence: Rhetoric, Literature and Religion in Early Modern France - Essays in Honour of Peter Bayley Contributor(s): Peacock, Noël (Editor), Hammond, Nicholas (Editor), Moriarty, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3034308493 ISBN-13: 9783034308496 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis OUR PRICE: $96.28 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - Literary Criticism | European - French - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts |
| Dewey: 840.900 |
| LCCN: 2012032436 |
| Series: Medieval and Early Modern French Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (1.10 lbs) 364 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays by leading scholars from France, Great Britain and North America is published in honour of Peter Bayley, former Drapers Professor of French at the University of Cambridge and a leading scholar of early modern France. The volume reflects his scholarly interest in the interface between religion, rhetoric and literature in the period 1500-1800. The first three sections of the book are concerned with the early modern period. The contributors consider subjects including the eloquence of oration from the pulpit, the relationship between religion, culture and belief, and the role of theatre and ceremony during the seventeenth century. They engage with individuals such as the theologian Jacques-B nigne Bossuet, the dramatists Moli re, Racine and Corneille, and the philosophers Bayle and Pascal. The volume concludes with a section that is concerned with critical influences and contexts from the sixteenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Throughout, the authors offer stimulating new perspectives on an age that never ceases to intrigue and fascinate. |
