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Subject(s)

• Science and the arts—France—History—18th century [Browse]
• Art and natural history—France—History—18th century [Browse]
• Philosophy of nature—France—History—18th century [Browse]
• Natural history literature—France—History—18th century [Browse]
• Nature in literature—History—18th century [Browse]
• Arts, French—18th century—Themes, motives [Browse]
• Enlightenment—France [Browse]

Summary note

"Divining Nature traces the philosophical, aesthetic, and affective responses to the "spectacle of nature" across the arts and sciences in eighteenth-century France to uncover the preservation and proliferation of wonder in the age of reason"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Introduction : the spectacle of nature
• The marvels of nature in Buffon and Rameau
• The philosophy of nature in Diderot and Rousseau
• The harmony of nature in Paul et Virginie
• The poetics of nature in Ossian and Staël
• Epilogue : a theater of enchantment.

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ISBN

• 9781503613362 (hardcover)
• 1503613364 (hardcover)

LCCN

2020019958

OCLC

1138513024

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