FRE 331 Littérature du 18ième siècle

Ressources sur la Toile/Web Resources

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General Sites

Globegate 18th C. Page (http://globegate.utm.edu/french/lit/century.18.html) The place to begin!!! Over 300 links on general topics, as well as many links for individual authors, with an emphasis on literature and philosophy.

Globegate's Enlightenment Page (http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/franxviii.html) Many good links focusing on culture and history.

Republique des lettres (http://www.republique-des-lettres.com) Alphabetical listing of many authors, with resources for each (biographies, bibliographies, links to on-line texts)

Clicnet literature page (http://www.swarthmore.edu/Humanities/clicnet/litterature/litterature.html) Grouped by genre or look up an individual author. Mnay links to on-line copies of the works, as well as criticism and other resources. See also Clicnet's section on biographies.

Catalogue Critique des ressources textuelles sur Internet (http://inalf.ivry.cnrs.fr/ccrti/index.htm) Gives links to on-line complete texts available to download or print out. Evaluates the quality of commentary, editorial aids, etc.

Sites for Individual Authors (See Globegate above for many more sites)

Beaumarchais

Biography (http://www.multimania.com/messiaen/figaro1.html)

Diderot

Republique des letters essay on Diderot (http://www.republique-des-lettres.com/diderot.html)

The making of the Encyclopédie (http://www.bnf.fr/web-bnf/pedagos/dossitsm/fabrency.htm). Very interesting presentation by the Bibliothèque Nationale on the history and philosophy of the project.

Prévost

Overview of Manon Lescaut (http://www.site-magister.com/manon.htm)

Rousseau

Le probleme de la politique -- a virtual course on Rousseau's politics. (http://www.chez.com/philosophie/cours/rousseau/rousseau.htm)

Rousseau's life illustrated with contemporary postcards-- very rich site by J.-J. Monney. (http://www.unige.ch/cite-uni/rousseau/couverture.html)

Voltaire

Voltaire biography (http://ambafrance.org/ADPF/voltaire.html) Excellent biography and appreciation of his various types of writing.

Life and times (http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/culture/france/biblio/folio/voltaire/index.html) Has links and bibliography.

Oxford Voltaire Foundation (http://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/voltaire_french.html) Texts, images, other resources.

Voltaire site with photos, biography, bibliography, etc.( http://members.xoom.com/GoToVoltaire/index.htm)

Essay by Florence Picot (U. de Caen) on how intellectuals like Voltaire got their information in the 18th c. (http://www.info.unicaen.fr/bnum/jelec/Solaris/d04/4picot.html)