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Rameau's Nephew and First Satire (Oxford World's Classics)
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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, Diderot's 'second satire.' Edited by distinguished translator Margaret Mauldon, with lively introduction and notes by Nicholas Cronk, the edition includes, for the first time in English, extracts from Goethe's commentary on this seminal Enlightenment work. It will prove a valuable addition to the library to any lover of French literature.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #377990 in Books
- Published on: 2009-03-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 176 pages
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About the Author
Margaret Mauldon has translated novels by Zola, Maupassant, Stendhal, Huysmans, and most recently Flaubert's Madame Bovary for OWC. Nicholas Cronk has edited Voltaire's Letters concerning the English Nation and Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac for OWC.
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Another book where I am embarrassed to say I only read it because it was in 1001 books to read before you die. Sigh. It does make finding good books super easy! And they're cheap.
Rameau's nephew is a good one from Denis Diderot which gives you a sense of French Literature on the rise. Probably the "coolest" (if I can use that word in the nerdiest sense.) Is that Diderot references Tristram Shandy is a recursive way that should delight people 1) Who appreciate "post modern" literature and 2) people who have read both books.
I couldn't really say, "Yeah read this book indpendent of Shandy." Because that's kind of the best bit, in my mind. There is also alot of "witty" dialogue- French literature-style.
