Jean Starobinski

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Jean Starobinski was a prominent Swiss literary critic, historian of ideas, and physician known for his influential studies of Enlightenment thought and the history of melancholy.

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instanceOf historian of ideas
human
literary critic
physician
awardReceived Balzan Prize
Prix de la langue française
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1920-11-17
dateOfDeath 2019-03-04
educatedAt University of Geneva
employer University of Geneva
University of Lausanne
familyName Starobinski
fieldOfWork Enlightenment studies
history of ideas
history of melancholy
literary criticism
medicine
givenName Jean
hasAcademicDiscipline comparative literature
history of medicine
intellectual history
languageOfWorkOrName French
memberOf Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques
surface form: Académie des sciences morales et politiques
name Jean Starobinski self-link
nationality Swiss
notableFor analysis of melancholy in Western thought
studies of Enlightenment culture
notableIdea critical relation between literature and history of ideas
cultural history of melancholy
notableWork Action et réaction: vie et aventures d’un couple
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: la transparence et l’obstacle
La relation critique
Les Mots sous les mots
L’Encre de la mélancolie
Montaigne en mouvement
Trois Fureurs
occupation professor
placeOfBirth Geneva
placeOfDeath Geneva
placeOfResidence Geneva
sexOrGender male
studies Enlightenment thought
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Michel de Montaigne
surface form: Montaigne
wroteInLanguage French

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University of Basel hasNotableAlumnus Jean Starobinski
University of Basel hasNotableProfessor Jean Starobinski
Jean Starobinski name Jean Starobinski self-link