Forfatter fødeår: 1713-1784
This volume presents a selection of the political writings of one of the most significant figures of the French enlightenment.
Together with Voltaire, Diderot was a remarkable figure of the French Enlightenment, as a philosopher, journalist and novelist. In this book, a young girl's enforced enclosure in a... Læs mere
Diderot's The Nun (La Religieuse) is the seemingly true story of a young girl forced by her parents to enter a convent and take holy orders. A novel mingling mysticism, madness, sadistic cruelty... Læs mere
Originally published in 1922, this volume contains a complete version of Diderot's Paradoxe sur le comédien, an essay on the nature of acting and theatre which first appeared... Læs mere
First published in 1953, this selection was created to provide the general reader and university students with the texts of Diderot's more important philosophical... Læs mere
This volume presents a selection of the political writings of one of the most significant figures of the French enlightenment.