Fontenelle’S Art of Dialogue

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1952

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Analyzes Fontenelle's dialogues to show that their author was a respectable man of letters and not as merely a propagandist of novel ideologies.

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 2. THE DIALECTIC: THE SPIRIT OF CONTRADICTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
CHAPTER 3. FONTENELLE AND THE PLATONIC DIALOGUE: IRONY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
CHAPTER 4. SATIRE AND COMIC CHARACTERIZATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
CHAPTER 5. SECONDARY DEVICES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
CHAPTER 6. EVALUATIONS AND COMPARISONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
CHAPTER 7. CONCLUSION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231

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eBook published on:

May 6, 2019

eBook ISBN:

9780231882354

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240

https://doi.org/10.7312/cose91160

eBook ISBN: 9780231882354

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