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“Historical Dictionary” by Charles Estienne (1504?–1564) as the Foundation of the Encyclopedic Tradition in France
- Authors: Mikhailova E.N.1
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- Russian State Pedagogical University in the name of A. I. Herzen
- Issue: No 2(896) (2025)
- Pages: 22-28
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2542-2197/article/view/283955
- ID: 283955
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The research is devoted to one of the early French encyclopedias, the «Historical Dictionary» (1553) by Charles Etienne. The purpose of the study is to examine the scientific heritage of Charles Etienne (1504?–1564) from the point of view of the concepts of Studia litterarum and Homo historicus, which are key to Renaissance Erudite humanism. A general description of the scientific and educational activities of this outstanding representative of French humanism in the middle of the XVI century is given. It is emphasized that one of the reasons for the creation of this dictionary was the development of historical thought in France, which led to the birth of French national historiography. It is shown that thanks to the "Historical Dictionary" Sh. Etienne laid the foundation for French encyclopedism. Special attention is paid to the revisions of the dictionary that preceded the famous "Encyclopedia" by D’Alembert and Diderot.
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Elena Nikolaevna Mikhailova
Russian State Pedagogical University in the name of A. I. Herzen
Author for correspondence.
Email: emikhailova@yandex.ru
Doctor of Philology, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Romance Philology of the Foreign Languages Institute
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