Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

chosiste

English translation:

chosist

Added to glossary by Gleyse
Nov 8, 2015 12:37
8 yrs ago
French term

chosiste

French to English Art/Literary Philosophy
Il ne faut pas le prendre pour un poète "chosiste". En réalité, son oeuvre se donne ouvertement comme métaphysique.



"Chosiste" se réfère au "chosisme", doctrine philosophique qui se démarque du matérialisme.


merci pour votre aide
Proposed translations (English)
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Change log

Nov 8, 2015 12:38: Gleyse changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "Chinese to French"

Nov 8, 2015 13:08: Tony M changed "Language pair" from "Chinese to French" to "French to English"

Proposed translations

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chosist

'Known as the first "cubist" novelist and a "chosist," for his obsessive focus on inanimate objects, Robbe-Grillet'

Perhaps in quote marks.

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"Bachelard even coined the term 'chosism,' object fetishism, to describe a realist attitude toward scientific objects."
Peer comment(s):

agree John Holland : Incidentally, I would include the quotation marks in English.
39 mins
Thanks John. Yes, I think quote marks are appropriate.
agree Jennifer White : http://www.universalis.fr/dictionnaire/chosiste/ (although it's new to me.....)
1 hr
Thanks Jennifer. Moi aussi!
agree B D Finch
2 hrs
Thanks Barbara.
agree writeaway : http://www.britannica.com/art/chosisme ; http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Alain_Robbe-Grillet.aspx and Gaston Bachelard: Critic of Science and the Imagination By Cristina Chimisso. Lots of info and explanations on www in both Fr and En
3 hrs
Thanks writeaway.
agree Charles Davis : Quite specific in its reference, so probably best preserved, and indeed this is usually done. I think my preference, depending on the target audience, would be put "chosiste" in italic and then something like "objectal" or "objectual" in parentheses.
3 hrs
Thanks Charles. Yes, good solution.
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