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    Rameau's Nephew by Denis Diderot (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Rameau's Nephew by Denis Diderot (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Rameau's Nephew by Denis Diderot (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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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.

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    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateAug 21, 2018
    ISBN9782808010856
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      Rameau's Nephew by Denis Diderot (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      FRENCH WRITER, PHILOSOPHER AND ENCYCLOPAEDIA EDITOR

      Born in Langres (France) in 1713.

      Died in Paris in 1784.

      Notable works:

      D’Alembert’s Dream, (1782) philosophical tale

      Jacques the Fatalist (1796), novel

      Paradox of the Actor (1830), essay

      Denis Diderot was a novelist, playwright, art critic and one of the most illustrious thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century. He was a passionate believer in freedom, and spent four months in Vincennes prison because of his outspokenness. From 1746 onwards, Diderot and the French mathematician and philosopher Jean le Rond d’Alembert (1717-1783) began working on the Encyclopédie, an ambitious project that aimed to compile the entirety of human knowledge. In spite of the challenges they faced because of censorship, the Encyclopédie is considered one of the greatest successes of the Enlightenment. As well as this monumental work, Diderot wrote a number of other texts, and garnered recognition for his writings on theatre and aesthetics, his reflections on morality and his many philosophical dialogues.

      THE PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS OF THE 18TH CENTURY

      Genre: satirical novel

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