Serge Soupel, Kevin L. Cope & Alexander Petit (eds.), Adventure : An Eighteenth-century Idiom. Essays on the Daring and the Bold as a Pre-modern Medium
In their foreword, the editors of this volume of sixteen essays note that the meaning of the word “adventure” changed in the course of the eighteenth century, moving from the somewhat passive notion of something that happens to someone, to a more active, dynamic sense of making things happen: “Happ...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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2016
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | In their foreword, the editors of this volume of sixteen essays note that the meaning of the word “adventure” changed in the course of the eighteenth century, moving from the somewhat passive notion of something that happens to someone, to a more active, dynamic sense of making things happen: “Happenstance fell into the background, while grandeur, risk, and novelty entered the spotlight” (xi-xii). Whilst this is a somewhat contentious statement (adventure in the sixteenth and seventeenth cen... |
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