TY - BOOK ID - 461520 TI - L'Africa AU - Diop, David. AU - Graille, Patrick. AU - Zatorska, Izabella. PY - 2012 VL - 44 SN - 9782707173850 2707173851 PB - Paris : DeĢcouverte, DB - UniCat KW - Comparative literature KW - Thematology KW - History of civilization KW - anno 1700-1799 KW - Africa UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:461520 AB - This volume first offers an historical view of Africa in the Age of Enlightenment, then a set of eyes on Western sources of knowledge on this terra incognita so remains mysterious, and finally, studies of the representations of Africa in some works of fiction. The second part of the volume offers a dossier containing a series of studies on Fontenelle, science and history, then twelve articles on the history of art, literature and history. Notes reading, completing the volume, account for more than 170 works devoted to the 18th century for the most part published in 2011. ER -