Un mot ancien au service des Lumières françaises : citoyen
An ancient word in the service of the French Enlightenment: citizen
Author(s): Adriana LastičováSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, French Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: word citoyen; Eighteenth-century French dictionaries; Eighteenth-century French literature; Enlightenment; thematic classification
Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to identify the thematic categories associated with the word and the figure of the citizen in several texts published in France in the 18th century before the Revolution of 1789. The author examines the main themes linked to the appearance of the word citoyen and classifies them in the hyperonymic categories, collected at the end of the paper in the “grappe de themes” and shows that under the pen of some great authors of the time the word and the figure of the citizen are associated with the great themes of the Enlightenment like happiness, morality, protection of human life and virtue.
Journal: e-Scripta Romanica
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 63-78
- Page Count: 16
- Language: French