Rameau's Nephew and First Satire

Name: Rameau's Nephew and First Satire
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ISBN: 9780199539994

ISBN-10: 0199539995

ISBN-13: 9780199539994

Edition: 2008

Authors: Denis Diderot, Margaret Mauldon, Nicholas Cronk

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In his brilliant and witty dialogue, Denis Diderot invents a chance encounter in a Paris cafe 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 only English translation of First Satire, a related work that provides the context for Rameau's Nephew,…

Book details

List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English