The Phantom of Chance : From Fortune to Randomness in Seventeenth-Century French Literature
by
John D Lyons
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0748645152
ISBN-13
9780748645152
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 30th, 2011
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
472 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 16.50 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800
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Provides a new account of the crucial shift from the classical and medieval conception of Fortune to the modern notion of chance or randomness.
How the classical and medieval conceptions of Fortune shifted to the modern notion of chanceIs chance nothing more than a projection of human desire on to the world? In this fascinating new study, John Lyons argues that the idea of chance assumed new vigour in the late Renaissance, when converging philosophical and literary currents demystified the powerful concept of Fortune, sensitizing writers to the relationship between human desire and the world''s apparent randomness. Up to now, the story of chance has been written by historians of mathematical thought and has focused on calculation, probability and gambling. Lyons, by contrast, highlights the ethical, aesthetic and even erotic aspects of chance. He offers detailed readings of the works of major French authors - Montaigne, Corneille, Lafayette, Scudéry, Pascal, Racine, Bossuet, and La Bruyère.
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