Les écrits prophétiques de Nostradamus : contribution à l'étude du langage et de ses implications historiques
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Abstract EN:
Michel de nostredame (1503-1566), better known under the name of nostradamus, doctor of the faculty of medicine of montpellier, left prophetic works, entitled presages and centuries, written in four line stanzas, and two texts in prose. The presages were published in the almanachs of 1555 to 1567; they were intended for general public and their prophetic scope acclaim hardly went beyond these said years. The centuries were consecutively published in 1555 and 1557, the last three in 1558, and were primarily intended for a literary public. The first text published in prose, which was to serve as a preface to the first centuries was a letter addressed by nostradamus to his son cesar; the second is an epistle dedicated to king henry second for the last three centuries. We know of 141 presages which were grouped together by j. A. Chavigny in 1594, along with 942 four line stanzas from centuries; this is of a total of 1000 quoted by nostradamus. They are to be found in the publication of benoist rigaud (1568). It is probable that the 58 six line stanzas published by vincent sceve in 1605 make up the total despite their beeing published at a later date. The author of this research suggest that, before any remark with supposed occult references, a readins such as that agreed for the authors of "poesie scientifique" as defined by a-m schmidt should be done.
Abstract FR:
Michel de nostredame (1503-1566) plus connu sous le nom de nostradamus, medecin de la faculte de medecine de montpellier, a laisse des ecrits prophetiques sous le titre de presages et centuries, en quatrains, et deux textes en prose. Les presages, parus dans les almanachs de 1555 a 1567 et dont la portee prophetique n'excedait guere les dites annees, s'adressaient au grand public. Les centuries, publiees successivement en 1555, 1557 et les trois dernieres en 1558, s'adressaient a un public de lettres. Le premier texte en prose qui sert de preface aux premieres centuries est une lettre adressee par nostradamus a son fils cesar; le second est une epitre dedicatoire au roi henri second pour les trois dernieres centuries. Sont parvenus jusqu'a nous, 141 presages, reunis par j. A. De chavigny en 1594, et 942 quatrains des centuries sur le millier annonce par nostradamus, que l'on retrouve dans l'edition de benoist rigaud (1568). Il est probable que les 58 sixains publies en 1605 par vincent sceve en soient le complement normal bien que differe. L'auteur de cette etude propose, avant toute glose se rapportant a une quelconque science occulte, une lecture conforme a celle des auteurs de "poesie scientifique", telle que l'a definie a. M. Schmidt. . . .