Recherche sur la veine satirique de Voltaire dans ses écrits satiriques contre Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Abstract EN:
Voltaire's anti-Rousseau satirical writings including the "Facéties", so much denigrated, confirm more than ever his position as one of the masters of satirical genius with something peculiar to him alone: his penchant for playing games. Everything gives him a chance to play, to enjoy himself: traditional imagery, satirical tactics and the art of the jesting pamphleteer. He gives himself up completely to his verve, his gaiety, his laughter, wit, mischief and imagination. His laughter is infectious. He passes it on to his readers who become his accomplices. That is where the power of his satires lies.
Abstract FR:
Les écrits satiriques, y compris les facéties de Voltaire contre Jean-Jacques Rousseau, tant décriés, confirment plus que jamais que Voltaire est le maître du génie satirique avec quelque chose qui lui est propre: son penchant ludique. Tout lui donne l'occasion de jouer, de s'amuser: les figures de style traditionnelles, les tactiques satiriques et l'art du pamphlétaire facétieux. Il s'abandonne à sa verve, sa gaîté, son rire, son esprit, son espièglerie et sa fantaisie sans contrainte; son rire est contagieux; ses lecteurs deviennent ses complices. C'est là que se trouve la force de ses satires.