Description Examines influences of materialist philosophers of the Enlightenment on Sade’s thinking and writing and how Sade adapts these various philosophies to create his own transgressive approach to materialism. In so doing, Warman shows how […]
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Sade/Surreal. Der Marquis de Sade und die erotische Fantasie des Surrealismus in Text und Bild
Description Explores Sade’s impact on the political surrealist art movement in Europe, especially before the 1930s. Sade was hailed for what the surrealists perceived to be his atheistic, materialist, nihilistic and individualistic anarchism that appealed […]
Sade: Queer Theorist
Description Examines Sade’s multifaceted depiction of sexual desire, gender and biological sex and links this representation to queer theories which help better understand Sade’s denial of binary representations of sexuality. The polyphonic definitions of “nature” […]
L’invention de la catastrophe au xviiie siècle: du châtiment au désastre naturel
Description In the spirit of Starobinski’s L’invention de la liberté, 1700-1789, essays in this edited volume consider the invention of “catastrophe” in the eighteenth century, i.e. the idea of catastrophe as a natural event and […]
“De la percepción popular a la reflexión erudite: La transmisión de la ‘cultura de la catástrofe’ en la España del siglo XVIII”
Description In this article, Alberola argues that while the first formal reflections on the physical nature of disasters appeared in the philosophical and scientific works of the Classical era, it was in the eighteenth century […]
The Enlightenment: A Genealogy
Description Edelstein argues for a narrative approach to the Englightenment, claiming that this was a story participants told themselves and each other. He traces shifts in disciplines of knowledge via changes in classical and modern […]
The History of Materialism and Criticism of Its Present Importance
Description Lange’s lengthy history contains a useful overview of materialist authors from Lucretius to Holbach, along with some (biased) discussion of the Kantian and post-Kantian reaction against materialist thought. Although Lange is sympathetic to many […]
Amadeus
Description Shaffer’s play, originally published in 1981, presents a conflict between composers Mozart and Salieri that centers on questions of genius and religious faith. Set in Vienna during the 1780s, the play explores connections between […]
The Shock of the Ancient: Literature and History in Early Modern France
Description Norman argues that the Quarrel of Ancients and Moderns ended in victory for the Ancients, a significant reassessment. This book helps us to understand disciplines of knowledge, categorized as arts and sciences. Norman covers […]
An Experiment with an Air Pump
Description Inspired by Joseph Wright’s 1768 painting, Stephenson’s play juxtaposes scientific exploration in 1799 with scientific exploration in 1999. The play raises questions about scientific ethics with regard to dissection of human bodies and to […]