Stephen C. Bold
Associate Professor of French
Associate Professor of French
romance languages and literatures
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., M.A., New York University; B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Research Areas
Seventeenth century French literature, especially philosophical literature, theater, and literature and the arts; linguistics
Books
Pascal Geometer: Discovery and Invention in Seventeenth-Century France. Geneva:
Droz (“Travaux du Grand Siècle”), 1996.
Ed. "Solutions and Dissolutions of the Absolute in Seventeenth-Century French Thought and Politics: Studies on Pascal and Descartes." Romance Quarterly, 50.2 (Spring 2003).
Recent Articles and Book Chapters
“Ronsard, Sonnets pour Hélène 3.” The Explicator 69.2 (2011): 51-55.
Recent Papers and Presentations
“From the Gazette to the Mercure galant: Journalism and Literature in 17th-century France.” Western Society for French History annual conference, Portland, Oregon, November 2011.
Contact Information
Boston College
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Lyons Hall 303 B
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone: 617-552-3833
FAX: 617-552-2064
Email: stephen.bold@bc.edu
Current Courses
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