Diderot the Satirist : : Le Neveu de Rameau & Related Works / An Analysis /

Diderot the Satirist : : Le Neveu de Rameau & Related Works / An Analysis / / Donal O'Gorman.

In this highly original and provocative contribution to Diderot scholarship, Professor O’Gorman analyses Diderot’s three satirical works: Le Neveu de Rameau, Satire première, and Lui et Moi. A brillant satire in dialogue, Le Neveu de Rameau is Diderot’s masterpiece. Subjected to intense critical scr...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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O'Gorman, Donal,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1971
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • PART I. On learned digressions: Satire première
  • PART II. Once bitten, twice shy: Lui et M oi
  • PART III. Anatomy of a classic: Le Neveu de Rameau
  • I. Introduction
  • 2. Two contemporary influences
  • 3. Utility, turpitude, beauty
  • 4. Individuality, diversity, scepticism
  • 5. Mediocrity, inconsistency, inequality
  • 6. Plato, Rousseau, music
  • 7. The caricature of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • 8. Miscellaneous reflections
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Epilogue - Midas judgment
  • Appendices
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

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