Comédie et fictionnalisation des débats sur le hasard : La Comète de Donneau de Visé et Fontenelle (1681)
This essay underlines how theatrical fiction is able to reflect upon contingency. In Donneau de Visé and Fontenelle’s play, chance is the matter of the conflict between the protagonists. Their discussions echo contemporary debates, and enable the spectator to draw up his own interpretation of the me...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institut du Monde Anglophone
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Etudes Epistémè |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/episteme/7273 |
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| Summary: | This essay underlines how theatrical fiction is able to reflect upon contingency. In Donneau de Visé and Fontenelle’s play, chance is the matter of the conflict between the protagonists. Their discussions echo contemporary debates, and enable the spectator to draw up his own interpretation of the meaning of historical and natural events. |
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| ISSN: | 1634-0450 |