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Project

Curiosity in the works of Alexandre Dumas
Code
01D31817
Duration
01 October 2017 → 30 September 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Language studies
    • Literary studies
    • Theory and methodology of language studies
    • Theory and methodology of linguistics
    • Theory and methodology of literary studies
    • Other languages and literary studies
Keywords
French literature nineteenth century history of ideas cultural studies curiosity Alexandre Dumas
 
Project description

This project examines the role of curiosity and its literary representation in Alexandre Dumas’ oeuvre. My aim is twofold: (1) to expand Blumenberg’s inquiry on curiosity into the French nineteenth century. This will allow me (2) to show how Dumas’ quest and his work epitomise the ravishing uncertainty and unrest of his era.