Brown, Harcourt. <br/><br/>
Science and the Human Comedy :  Natural Philosophy in French Literature from Rabelais to Maupertuis. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (245 pages) 
 - University of Toronto Romance Series .
 - University of Toronto Romance Series .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1 Science and the artifact -- 2 Pantagruel and health -- 3 Science and the Pensées of Pascal -- 4 History, science, and the Journal des sçavans -- 5 'Les gens de maintenant' -- 6 Science and the human comedy: Voltaire -- 7 Voltaire and British science -- 8 From London to Lapland and Berlin -- 9 'L'homme ... tel qu'il est' -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. 
<br/><br/> The developments of the attitudes and aspirations of French scientists between the Renaissance and the Revolution and the impact of these new outlooks on French literature form the theme of this book by an authority in the interdisciplinary treatment of science and literature. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442632608 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>French literature-History and criticism.<br/>Literature and science.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ142 .B769 1976