Jean-François de Saint-Lambert and His Moral conte “Ziméo” (1769) in the Context of Abolitionist and Imperial Activities

authored by: Anja Louise Bandau
Abstract: This chapter offers a reading of J.-F. de Saint-Lambert’s moral tale “Ziméo,” that is one of the rare Enlightenment texts representing slave revolution. Focusing on categories and conventions of representation, the chapter addresses two main points. First, it explores how slavery and slave revolution could be represented in the abolitionist and Enlightenment discourse. Second, linking esthetic debate with historical colonial context, it brings up questions of representation of colonial others and of colonial violence as well as questions of imperial agency. Bandau explores these questions by analyzing discursive positions and rhetorical strategies. She studies the different interplays between literature, philosophy, and politics in Saint-Lambert’s narrative and analyzes it in the context of his work for colonial reform projects. Lastly, she analyzes “Ziméo”’s circulation and reception in abolitionist and physiocratic milieus.
Organisation(s): Romance Studies Section
Type: Contribution to book/anthology
Pages: 205- 226
No. of pages: 22
Publication date: 2017
Publication status: Published
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), History
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54280-5 (Access: Closed)

BibTeX

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title = "Jean-Fran{\c c}ois de Saint-Lambert and His Moral conte “Zim{\'e}o” (1769) in the Context of Abolitionist and Imperial Activities",
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