The Poetological Thought of the Epic in France, England, and Spain (1650−1800)
Résumé
The study is based on the analysis of a large corpus of French, English and Spanish theoretical texts
produced between 1650 and 1808, focusing on theoretical reflection and literary criticism of the epic
genre. From a comparative and pan-European perspective, the dialogue between these texts has
allowed me to demonstrate that the epic genre is not a discourse limited to the cultural codes of
antiquity, but is updated from the profound epistemological, social, and political crisis of
Enlightenment thought. The ensemble of poetics, literary arts, treatises, essays, and discourses
produced on the epic genre dictates the rules of composition of the narration of war exploits. This
ensemble also instructs on how to articulate the elements that challenge the reader, generate
emotions, and build memory. This discourse theory has the function of formulating resources that
incite the reader to legitimise the war through his or her emotional involvement in the war campaign,
and to believe in the institutional discourse through the vehemence created by the combination of
image, emotion, affection, morality, and virtue.
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