La callipédie, ou l'art d'avoir de beaux enfants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9355266 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Louis Fischer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 141-158 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dix-huitième siècle (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0070-6760 • E-ISSN: 1760-7892 |
| Publisher | Société française d'étude du XVIIIe siècle (PUBLISHER • FR) |
| DOI | 10.3406/dhs.1991.1802 |
| OpenAlex | W2468998925 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 4 |
Jean-Louis Fischer : Callipedie, or the art of having fine children. Callipédie, or the art of having fine children, is a Latin poem by Claude Quillet (1602-1661), which was only translated into French in 1749, as a result of contemporary discussions and reflexions in the medical world. J. -J. Rousseau's Emile was largely inspired by the writings of these 1750s authors, whose aim was not only to provide their country with the most perfect and healthy progéniture, but also to bring up these children in the best possible conditions. Fine children could not be fabricated without recommendations concerning the couple's hygiene and behaviour, which were in line with theories of generation and of risks for the foetus's normal development. Such problems of generation inspired a certain number of fictions which appeared a year after the translation of Callipédie, namely Lucine sine concubito, (1750) by Abraham Johnson or John Hill (1716-1775) and Concubitus sine Lucina (1750) by Richard Roe
Art · Art history · Humanities · Literature · Poetry · Historical and Literary Analyses · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2022 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |