The Logic of Idolatry in Seventeenth-Century French Literature

by Ellen McClure

A sensitive investigation into how French writers, including Descartes and Racine, treated a central preoccupation in early modern writings.

Idolatry was one of the dominant and most contentious themes of early modern religious polemics. This book argues that many of the best-known literary and philosophical works of the French seventeenth century were deeply engaged and concerned with the theme. In a series of case studies and close readings,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843845504
• ISBN13: 9781843845508
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"