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

5.94 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.

Karine Abiven, ancienne élève de l’École normale supérieure et agrégée de lettres modernes, est actuellement maître de conférences à l’université Paris-Sorbonne.

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