Dialogues for the blind and those who can see, or Philosophy in the boudoir
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu09.2022.401Abstract
The article analyzes the artistic features of Diderot and Sade’s philosophical dialogues, which allow authors to convey innovative ideas to readers, to turn a serious treatise into a fascinating theatrical show. These works (Diderot’s D’Alembert’s Dream (1769, publ. 1830–1831) and Conversation of a philosopher with the Maréchale de *** (1774, publ. 1775); Marquis de Sade’s Dialogue between a priest and a dying man (1782) and Philosophy in the Boudoir (1785)) are united not only by a dialogical form, but also by the original use of such rhetorical figures as fantasy and evidence, thanks to which abstract philosophical and scientific ideas appear directly before the reader’s eyes. Briefly dwelling on the importance and specificity of these techniques in antiquity, the author of the article examines their manifestations in the studied texts, referring to the history of their creation, structure, chronotype, heroes, mise-en-scène. All dialogues take place in a private setting, which allows the libertine heroes to express without fear their views, communicating them to their listeners in an intelligible language. In all dialogues, fictionality is combined with factuality, but if Diderot represents real characters in fictional situations, the Sade’s fictional characters quote well-known philosophical and anthropological works. The research makes it possible to better understand specificity and popularity of the genre of dialogue in the French Enlightenment literature.
Keywords:
Diderot, Sade, dialogue, fantasy, evidence
Downloads
References
Литература
Гёте 1980 — Гёте И.В. Шекспир, и несть ему конца! В кн.: Гёте И.В. Собрание сочинений. В 10 т. Т. 10. Ман Н.(пер. с нем.). М.: Художественная литература, 1980. С. 306–317.
Делон 2013 — Делон М. Искусство жить либертена. В кн.: Делон М. Искусство жить либертена. Французская либертинская проза XVIII века. Дмитриева Е., Шумилова Г. (пер. с фр.). М.: Новое литературное обозрение, 2013. С. 7–222.
Разумовская 1984 — Разумовская М.В. Роман-диалог и философский диалог у Дидро: синтез научного и художественного познания («Племянник Рамо» и «Сон д’Алмабера»). Вестник Ленинградского университета. 1984, (20): 46–54.
Старобинский 2002 — Старобинский Ж. К понятию воображения: вехи истории. В кн.: Старобинский Ж. Поэзия и знание. В 2 т. Т. 1. Васильева Е.П. (пер. с фр.). М.: Языки славянской культуры, 2002. С. 69–84.
Bordas 2010 — Bordas E. La Philosophie dans le boudoir du marquis de Sade. Paris: Gallimard, 2010.
Calame 2008 — Calame C. Quand dire c’est faire voir: l’évidence dans la rhétorique ancienne. Sentiers transversaux. Entre poétiques grecques et politiques contemporaines. Grenoble: Jérôme Millon, 2008. P. 193–207.
Calame 2012 — Calame C. Vraisemblance référentielle, nécessité narrative, poétique de la vue. L’historiographie grecque classique entre factuel et fictif. Annales HSS. 2012, (1 (janvier-mars)): 81–101.
Delon 2010a — Delon M. Entretien d’un philosophe avec Mme la Marechale de. Notice. In: Diderot D. Oeuvres philosophiques. Paris: Gallimard, 2010. P. 1298–1306.
Delon 2010b — Delon M. Le Rêve d’Alembert. Notice. In: Diderot D. Oeuvres philosophiques. Paris: Gallimard, 2010. P. 1207–1252.
Duflo 2002 — Duflo C. Introduction. In: Diderot. Le Rêve de d’Alembert. Paris: GF Flammarion, 2002. P. 9–46.
Duflo 2019 — Duflo C. Philosophie des pornographes. Paris: Seuil, 2019.
Duprun 1998 — Duprun J. Notes et variantes. In: Sade. Oeuvres. In 3 t. T. 3. Paris: Gallimard, 1998. P. 1282– 1361.
Jauss 1984 — Jauss H.R. «Le Neveu de Rameau». Dialogique et dialectique (ou: Diderot lecteur de Socrate et Hegel lecteur de Diderot). Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale. 1984, (89): 145–181.
Lebrun 2008 — Lebrun A. «Un théâtre dressé sur notre abîme». Le Magazine Littéraire Hors-série. 2008, (15, (novembre-décembre)): 42–43.
Négroni 2000 — Négroni B.de. Le rêve de d’Alembert: les variations du moi. Magazine littéraire. 2000, (391): 36–39. Schaeffer 1999 — Schaeffer J.-M. Pourquoi la fiction? Paris: Seuil, 1999.
References
Гёте 1980 — Gothe J.W. Shakespeare, and there is no end to it! In: Gete I.V.Collected works. In 10 vols. Vol. 10. Man N. (transl. from Deutsch). Moscow: Khudozhestvennaia literatura Publ., 1980. P. 306–317. (In Russian)
Делон 2013 — Delon M. The art of living a libertine. In: Delon M. The art of living a libertine. 18th century French libertine Prose. Dmitrievа E., Shumilovа G. (transl. from French). Moscow: Novoe literaturnoe obozrenie Publ., 2013. P. 7–222. (In Russian)
Разумовская 1984 — Razumovskaia M.V. Roman-Dialogue and Philosophical Dialogue in Diderot: Synthesis of Scientific and Artistic Knowledge (“Rameau’s Nephew” and “D’Alambert Dream”). Vestnik Leningradskogo universiteta. 1984, (20): 46–54. (In Russian)
Старобинский 2002 — Starobinskii J. Towards the concept of imagination: milestones in history. In: Starobinskii Zh. Poeziia i znanie. In 2 vols. Vol. 1. Vasil’eva E.P. (transl. from French). Moscow: Iazyki slavianskoi kul’tury Publ., 2002. P. 69–84. (In Russian)
Bordas 2010 — Bordas E. La Philosophie dans le boudoir du marquis de Sade. Paris: Gallimard, 2010.
Calame 2008 — Calame C. Quand dire c’est faire voir: l’évidence dans la rhétorique ancienne. Sentiers transversaux. Entre poétiques grecques et politiques contemporaines. Grenoble: Jérôme Millon, 2008. P. 193–207.
Calame 2012 — Calame C. Vraisemblance référentielle, nécessité narrative, poétique de la vue. L’historiographie grecque classique entre factuel et fictif. Annales HSS. 2012, (1 (janvier-mars)): 81–101.
Delon 2010a — Delon M. Entretien d’un philosophe avec Mme la Marechale de. Notice. In: Diderot. Oeuvres philosophiques. Paris: Gallimard, 2010. P. 1298–1306.
Delon 2010b — Delon M. Le Rêve d’Alembert. Notice. In: Diderot D. Oeuvres philosophiques. Paris: Gallimard, 2010. P. 1207–1252.
Duflo 2002 — Duflo C. Introduction. In: Diderot D. Le Rêve de d’Alembert. Paris: GF Flammarion, 2002. P. 9–46.
Duflo 2019 — Duflo C. Philosophie des pornographes. Paris: Seuil, 2019.
Duprun 1998 — Duprun J. Notes et variantes. In: Sade. Oeuvres. In 3 t. T. 3. Paris: Gallimard, 1998. P. 1282–1361.
Jauss 1984 — Jauss H.R. «Le Neveu de Rameau». Dialogique et dialectique (ou: Diderot lecteur de Socrate et Hegel lecteur de Diderot). Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale. 1984, (89): 145–181.
Lebrun 2008 — Lebrun A. «Un théâtre dressé sur notre abîme». Le Magazine Littéraire Hors-série. 2008, (15, (novembre-décembre)): 42–43.
Négroni 2000 — Négroni B.de. Le rêve de d’Alembert: les variations du moi. Magazine littéraire. 2000, (391): 36–39.
Schaeffer 1999 — Schaeffer J.-M. Pourquoi la fiction? Paris: Seuil, 1999.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Articles of "Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Language and Literature" are open access distributed under the terms of the License Agreement with Saint Petersburg State University, which permits to the authors unrestricted distribution and self-archiving free of charge.
