From Voltaire to Rivarol : skirmish or wage war

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Speaker(s)

Philippe Roger

CNRS and EHESS

Events

Literary fencing and the use of the tip : Cyrano de Bergerac from one genre to another

Tropes of literary war : Personalities

The power of poetry : violence and justice in Victor Hugo's Châtiments

Tropes of literary war : The Pen and the Sword

Literature and boxing : surpassing oneself

Tropes of literary war : Defamation/Duel

Poetry and revolution

Tropes of literary war : Defamation/Duel (continued)

Polemics as sport : Charles Péguy on the ropes

Tropes of literary war : Guerrillères. Loyal adversaries

The " professional match " according to Maurice Barrès

Tropes of literary war : Warrior's rest

From Voltaire to Rivarol : skirmish or wage war

Speaker(s)

Philippe Roger

Events

Introduction

Literary controversy and public polemic

Tropes of literary war : Athlete

Greek tragedy and the Grandes Dionysies musical contest : a poetic joust

Tropes of literary war : Friend-Enemy

From Voltaire to Rivarol : skirmish or wage war

Tropes of literary war : Éreinter

Agrippa d'Aubigné, son of Ronsard, from Discourses to Tragiques

Tropes of literary war : Epigrams

Literary fencing and the use of the tip : Cyrano de Bergerac from one genre to another

Tropes of literary war : Personalities

The power of poetry : violence and justice in Victor Hugo's Châtiments

Tropes of literary war : The Pen and the Sword

Literature and boxing : surpassing oneself

Tropes of literary war : Defamation/Duel

Poetry and revolution

Tropes of literary war : Defamation/Duel (continued)

Polemics as sport : Charles Péguy on the ropes

Tropes of literary war : Guerrillères. Loyal adversaries

The " professional match " according to Maurice Barrès

Tropes of literary war : Warrior's rest

A sociology of literary quarrels

See also