Cynthia Girard

“Really wonderful; an elegantly written initiation into the mimetic theory. I am lucky to have interpreters who understand what I want to say and who can write so well.” —René Gira...

In René Girard, Theology, and Popular Culture, fifteen contributors consider how Girard’s mimetic theory can be used to uncover and probe the theological depths of popular culture....

A one-of-a-kind overview of the lasting impact of mimetic theory and the extent of its interdisciplinary applications, a century after René Girard’s birth. Bringi...

AbstractThis book considers the metapoetic and intra- and intertextual habits of Propertius and their relationship with the repetitious amatory discourse that he fashions for himse...

Among the surviving poets of the Age of Augustus, the elegist Propertius is an enigma. Now brooding, now buoyant, Propertius’ couplets offer mesmerizing commentary on the history o...

Les Lumières n’ont-elles pas vigoureusement remis en question l’autorité de l’Église catholique ? Le clergé n’a-t-il pas été l’un des principaux pourfendeurs de la « philosophie du...