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La narration d’une fin de cycle dans Fragments d’une histoire future de Gabriel Tarde
The narrative of the end of a cycle in Fragments d’une histoire future of Gabriel Tarde

Author(s): Christophe Premat
Subject(s): French Literature, Sociology of Culture, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Politics, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: catastrophe; humor; aesthetics; humanity; civilization; climate change; solar energy;

Summary/Abstract: The French sociologist Gabriel Tarde is well-known for his theory of social imitation. His work Fragments d’une histoire future is less quoted as it is a prospective essay on the future of humanity. The article deals with the narrative of this history and focuses on the special writing of the end of a cycle. How do human beings react in extreme circumstances when one major source of energy disappears ? How do they change their traditional world vision ? What are the main values that we can save in order to ensure the revival of humanity?

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 8-20
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: French
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