Alicia Viaud

About the Author

Alicia Viaud is a distinguished scholar of early modern European literature and culture, with a particular focus on the interplay between time, emotion, and societal norms in the 16th and 17th centuries. Holding advanced degrees in French literature from prestigious institutions, she has dedicated her career to uncovering the psychological undercurrents of historical texts, revealing how impatience and anxiety shaped the human experience during periods of rapid change. Her groundbreaking work, Les Vices du temps: Précipitations, impatience et inquiétude au XVIe et XVIIe siècles, exemplifies her meticulous research and insightful analysis, drawing on a wide array of primary sources to explore the 'vices' of temporality in Renaissance and Baroque France. Viaud's contributions extend beyond academia through engaging public lectures and essays that bridge historical scholarship with contemporary reflections on time's burdens. A native of Paris now based in Lyon, she continues to influence the field with her nuanced, empathetic approach to the past.