Third Republic French Philosophy and Ford’s Evolving Moral Topologies

Samuel Trainor (1)

1 CECILLE - Centre d'Études en Civilisations, Langues et Lettres Étrangères - ULR 4074

The article traces the evolution of a topological notion of social epistemology in Ford Madox Ford's protomodernist writing to key intellectual sources in late nineteenth century France. Most notably these include Henri Poincaré and Gabriel Tarde. The article reveals the importance of French culture and language in informing Ford's seminal influence on English modernists. As such, it forms part of a collaborative consultation process in the retranslation of the tetralogy.

Mots clés: French and English Literature; Translation; Epistemology; Social Topologies; Moral Geographies; Evolution; Modernism; Parade's End; Ford Madox Ford

Domaines: Littératures

Samuel Trainor. Third Republic French Philosophy and Ford’s Evolving Moral Topologies. International Ford Madox Ford Studies, 2011, Ford Madox Ford, France and Provence, 10, pp.85-106. ⟨hal-01465058⟩