Escola Europea de Pensament Lluís Vives

Conference Un país a medias luces _ Sobre la Ilustración francesa en la España del siglo XVIII

In charge of

Nicolas BAS MARTÍN

Tenured professor from the Department of History of Science and Documentation de The University de Valencia. 

Presented by

Maxime HENRI-ROUSSEAU

Institut Français of Valencia Supervisor

Nicolas BÁS MARTÍN 

Tenured professor from the Department of History of Science and Documentation de The University de Valencia, and author of many books, El correo de la Ilustración. Libros y lecturas en la correspondencia entre Cavanilles y el librero parisino Fournier (1790-1802) - National Prize of Bibliography in 2011-; Spanish books in the Europe of the Enlightenment (Paris and London). A View from Abroad (2018), and more recently ¡Confinados! Creación literaria y reclusión en el Siglo de las Luces (2022). He has been guest professor by different foreign universities such as Queen Mary from the University of London, l’École Normale Supérieure de París, or la Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) of Paris, to which he was Directeur d’Études Associé. He has coordinated multiple conference rounds about the picture of Spain in Europe in the 18th century in the Colegio de España in Paris, British Library, as well as in the Institutos Cervantes de París, Burdeos, Toulouse and the Casa de Velázquez in Madrid.

Synopsis 

The introduction and the impact of the French Age of Enlightenment during the called Spanish Illustration, has been object of many studies. From the classic works by Sarrailh, Herr, Defourneaux, and Domergue, to the most recent works of two of the biggest masters, François Lopez and Antonio Mestre, the French Enlightenment continues being the topic of many debates, analysis and reflections. However, there are still many aspects to clarify, one of them having to do with the final reach of ideas of the called philosophes in our country. Was there Enlightenment in Spain or was it more like reformism? Did the French intellectual ideas actually influence Spain in the 18th century or was it all a farce? Last research done in the History of the book field, and the study of the picture of Spain in France in the 18th century, will let us get a bit closer to answering these questions.

Free entry, limited capacity.

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