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- Title
Acknowledging Artisans and a New Social Order in Abbé Pluche's Spectacle de la nature.
- Authors
KOEPP, CYNTHIA J.
- Abstract
A literary criticism of the book "Le spectacle de la nature" by French priest Abbé Noël-Antoine Pluche is presented. It discusses the popular nature of the book, which was an encyclopedia for the general reader in the 18th century. The author discusses Pluche's esteem for arts and crafts, artisanal skills, and artisanal technology used around the world. The author remarks on the infrequent research of Pluche by historians, Pluche's views on idleness, and his contributions to the Enlightenment.
- Subjects
FRANCE; CRITICISM; LE spectacle de la nature (Book); PLUCHE, Noel Antoine, 1688-1761; ARTISANS; FRENCH encyclopedias &; dictionaries; ENLIGHTENMENT; NOBILITY (Social class)
- Publication
Princeton University Library Chronicle, 2007, Vol 68, Issue 3, p790
- ISSN
0032-8456
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.25290/prinunivlibrchro.68.3.0791