État des recherches

François Azouvi, Michel Baridon and Christine Rolland : The present state of research. Modern cristicism has often dealt with the interrelation between science, art and literature in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Strangely enough, the 18th Century has not received the same treatment, despite the fact that all the great figures of the Enlightenment had an interest in the world of science. This special issue shows the connection which exists between scientific research, literature and visual arts, at a time when the word 'aesthetics' was being used for the first time. It also tries to clarify the problem raised by the variety of criteria which came into existence when the Chinese taste coexisted with the Gothic revival and Palladianism and the neo-classical were also in vogue.Azouvi François, Baridon Michel, Rolland Christine. État des recherches. In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°31, 1999. Mouvement des sciences et esthétique(s) sous la direction de Christine Rolland, François Azouvi et Michel Baridon. pp. 7-14