Fiction and the Frontiers of Knowledge in Europe, 1500-1800 |
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| Author:
| Tadié, Alexis
Scholar, Richard
Tadié, Alexis |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4094-0865-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $259.00 |
Book Description:
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Exploring fiction from the Italian Renaissance to the French Revolution, the contributors to this collection demonstrate the significant role that fiction plays, not only in a variety of literary genres, but also in the formation of philosophical ideas, political theories, and the law. They show that fiction is best understood as a frontier that both demarcates literary genres and disciplines of knowledge and allows for the circulation of ideas between them.
Exploring fiction from the Italian Renaissance to the French Revolution, the contributors to this collection demonstrate the significant role that fiction plays, not only in a variety of literary genres, but also in the formation of philosophical ideas, political theories, and the law. They show that fiction is best understood as a frontier that both demarcates literary genres and disciplines of knowledge and allows for the circulation of ideas between them.