The phantom of chance : from fortune to randomness in seventeenth-century French literature /: from fortune to randomness in seventeenth-century French literature. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John D. Lyons.
• Other Names: Lyons, John D, 1946-
• Contents: 1. Fortune, Mistress of Events: Corneille and the Poetics of Tragedy -- 2. God in a World of Chance: Pascal's Pensees and Provincial Letters -- 3. From Chance Events to Implausible Actions: Lafayette and the Novel -- 4. The God of Suspense: Bossuet's Providential History and Racine's Athalie -- 5. An Accidental World: La Bruyere's Characters.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 211 pages)
• Subjects: 840.9004; French literature -- 17th century -- History and criticism; Fortune in literature; Chance in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French; Chance in literature; Fortune in literature; French literature; Electronic books; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780748645169; 0748645160; 9780748653799; 0748653791
• Related ISBNs: 9780748645152; 0748645152
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.