Science and the human comedy : natural philosophy in French literature from Rabelais to Maupertuis / Harcourt Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Harcourt, 1900- author.

Series:

University of Toronto romance series ; 30.

University of Toronto Romance Series ; 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French literature--History and criticism.

French literature.

Literature and science.

France.

Medical Subjects:

France.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] : University of Toronto Press, 1976.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The developments of the attitudes and aspirations of French scientists between the Renaissance and the Revolution and the impact of these new outlooks on French literature form the theme of this book by an authority in the interdisciplinary treatment of science and literature.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

1 Science and the artifact

2 Pantagruel and health

3 Science and the Pensees of Pascal

4 History, science, and the Journal des sçavans

5 'Les gens de maintenant'

6 Science and the human comedy: Voltaire

7 Voltaire and British science

8 From London to Lapland and Berlin

9 'L'homme ... tel qu'il est'

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-5098-2

1-4426-3260-7

OCLC:

929153921