L’Anecdote ou la fabrique du petit fait vrai

De Tallemant des Réaux à Voltaire (1650-1750)

By (author) Karine Abiven Series edited by Delphine Denis Series edited by Christian Biet Series edited by Éric Méchoulan

Book cover: L’Anecdote ou la fabrique du petit fait vrai

Extent: 483 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, Eighteenth-Century Studies, Literary Studies

Series: Lire le XVIIe siecle

Series volume number: 33, 6

Language: French

Hardback (Published)

(September 2015)

ISBN: 9782812438158

5.91 x 8.66 inches

Price: $123.00

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Why do we resort to anecdotes so spontaneously? Because they are a fundamental manifestation of persuasive narration. Examining writings from the period 1650-1750, when the social and historical anecdote was taking off, this work illuminates the complex rhetorical strategies surrounding this simple form of account.

  • By (author) Karine Abiven
  • Series edited by Delphine Denis
  • Series edited by Christian Biet
  • Series edited by Éric Méchoulan