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Author(s) -
DARLOW MARK,
LAFOUGE MARION
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal for eighteenth‐century studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1754-0208
pISSN - 1754-0194
DOI - 10.1111/1754-0208.12198
Subject(s) - drama , literal and figurative language , metaphor , dance , the arts , literature , art , aesthetics , perception , philosophy , visual arts , linguistics , epistemology
Clair‐obscur offers a rich case‐study for the use of metaphor in eighteenth‐century F rance. Far from being a neutral translation from the I talian chiaroscuro , the appearance of the term is intimately linked to the Querelle du coloris , whose stakes are specifically F rench. Its propagation at the turn of the eighteenth century may explain why it was exported away from the fine arts towards figurative meanings, often bearing its originally polemical dimension and illustrating a shift in aesthetic perception and reception. This volume aims to provide some evidence for this hypothesis in fields such as drama, music and dance, philosophy and fiction.