Rameau's Nephew

Rameau's Nephew

Author: Denis Diderot

Publisher:

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 9781849023573

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18th Century Frenchman Diderot uses a fictional conversation between two men to criticize those who argued against the Enlightenment. As his prior works of political opinion had caused his imprisonment, Diderot was especially careful to craft "Rameau's Nephew" in such a way to not face further trouble.


Rameau's Nephew and First Satire

Rameau's Nephew and First Satire

Author: Denis Diderot

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2006-11-09

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0191604771

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'unless you know everything, you really know nothing' Diderot's brilliant and witty dialogue begins with a chance encounter in a Paris café between two acquaintances. Their talk ranges broadly across art, music, education, and the contemporary scene, as the nephew of composer Rameau, amoral and bohemian, alternately shocks and amuses the moral, bourgeois figure of his interlocutor. Exuberant and highly entertaining, the dialogue exposes the corruption of society in Diderot's characteristic philosophical exploration. The debates of the French Enlightenment speak to us vividly in this sparkling new translation, which also includes the First Satire , a related work that provides the context for Rameau's Nephew, Diderot's 'second satire'.


The New Southern Gentleman

The New Southern Gentleman

Author: Jim Booth

Publisher: Watchmaker Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780972178600

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"Daniel Randolph Deal is a Southern aristocrat, having the required bloodline, but little of the nobility. A man resistant to the folly of ethics, he prefers a selective, self-indulgent morality. He is a confessed hedonist, albeit responsibly so."--Back cover


Rameau's Niece

Rameau's Niece

Author: Cathleen Schine

Publisher: HMH

Published: 2011-04-14

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0547548362

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A “gem of a novel” that sends up marriage, academia, and literary stardom, by the New York Times–bestselling author of They May Not Mean To, But They Do (Publishers Weekly). In this delightful novel from an author who “has been favored in so many ways by the muse of comedy,” we meet Margaret Nathan, the brilliant but forgetful author of an unlikely bestseller (The New York Review of Books). Happily married to a benevolently egotistical, slightly dull but sexy professor, Margaret seems blessed—until she finds herself seduced by an eighteenth-century novel she discovers in the library. Wrapped in its lascivious world, Margaret begins to imitate its protagonist, embarking on a hilarious jaunt around Manhattan in search of renewed passion. Will she find fulfillment through her escapades or settle for her husband? Part romantic comedy, part intellectual parody, Rameau’s Niece is wise, affecting, and thoroughly entertaining.


Rameau's Nephew by Denis Diderot (Book Analysis)

Rameau's Nephew by Denis Diderot (Book Analysis)

Author: Bright Summaries

Publisher: BrightSummaries.com

Published: 2018-08-21

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 2808010850

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Rameau’s Nephew with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Rameau’s Nephew by Denis Diderot, which consists of a long conversation between an unnamed philosopher and the feckless nephew of a renowned composer. As their discussion shifts from topic to topic, revealing the fundamental incompatibilities between their respective worldviews, the nephew occasionally also shows off his talent as a musician by giving brief performances at the café where they have met, leaving the philosopher bemused by his refusal to give up his indolent ways and embrace his musical gifts. Denis Diderot was one of the leading writers of the Enlightenment in the 18th century, and wrote novels, plays, philosophical dialogues and essays. Find out everything you need to know about Rameau’s Nephew in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!


Dangling Man

Dangling Man

Author: Saul Bellow

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2013-04-04

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0141389303

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Expecting to be inducted into the army, Joseph has given up his job and carefully prepared for his departure to the battlefront. When a series of mix-ups delays his induction, he finds himself facing a year of idleness. Dangling Man is his journal, a wonderful account of his restless wanderings through Chicago's streets, his musings on the past, his psychological reaction to his inactivity while war rages around him, and his uneasy insights into the nature of freedom and choice.


Tolerance

Tolerance

Author: Caroline Warman

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Published: 2016-01-04

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1783742038

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Inspired by Voltaire’s advice that a text needs to be concise to have real influence, this anthology contains fiery extracts by forty eighteenth-century authors, from the most famous philosophers of the age to those whose brilliant writings are less well-known. These passages are immensely diverse in style and topic, but all have in common a passionate commitment to equality, freedom, and tolerance. Each text resonates powerfully with the issues our world faces today. Tolerance was first published by the Société française d’étude du dix-huitième siècle (the French Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies) in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo assassinations in January 2015 as an act of solidarity and as a response to the surge of interest in Enlightenment values. With the support of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, it has now been translated by over 100 students and tutors of French at Oxford University.


Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely

Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely

Author: Andrew S. Curran

Publisher: Other Press, LLC

Published: 2019-01-15

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 1590516729

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Best Book of the Year – Kirkus Reviews A spirited biography of the prophetic and sympathetic philosopher who helped build the foundations of the modern world. Denis Diderot is often associated with the decades-long battle to bring the world’s first comprehensive Encyclopédie into existence. But his most daring writing took place in the shadows. Thrown into prison for his atheism in 1749, Diderot decided to reserve his best books for posterity–for us, in fact. In the astonishing cache of unpublished writings left behind after his death, Diderot challenged virtually all of his century's accepted truths, from the sanctity of monarchy, to the racial justification of the slave trade, to the norms of human sexuality. One of Diderot’s most attentive readers during his lifetime was Catherine the Great, who not only supported him financially, but invited him to St. Petersburg to talk about the possibility of democratizing the Russian empire. In this thematically organized biography, Andrew S. Curran vividly describes Diderot’s tormented relationship with Rousseau, his curious correspondence with Voltaire, his passionate affairs, and his often iconoclastic stands on art, theater, morality, politics, and religion. But what this book brings out most brilliantly is how the writer's personal turmoil was an essential part of his genius and his ability to flout taboos, dogma, and convention.