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Nun
In 1758 Diderot's friend the Marquis de Croismare became interested in the cause c l bre of a nun who was appealing to be allowed to leave a Paris convent. Less than a year later, …
On Art and Artists: An Anthology of Diderot's Aesthetic Thought
Chance ordained that Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was not only a philosopher, playwright and writer, but also a salonnier. In other words, an art critic. In 1759, his friend Grimm …
Rameau's Nephew / D'alembert's Dream
One of the key figures of the French Enlightenment, Denis Diderot was a passionate critic of conventional morality, society and religion. Among his greatest and most well-known …
Jacques the Fatalist
Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was among the greatest writers of the Enlightenment, and in Jacques the Fatalist he brilliantly challenged the artificialities of conventional French …
Architectural Plates from the "e;Encyclopedie"e;
From Diderot's monumental illustrated record of 18th-century European arts and sciences: elegant renderings of architectural landmarks; drawings and plans for windmills, bridges …
Memoirs of a Nun
Memoirs of a Nun, which began as a joke and grew into a masterpiece, was one of the loudest salvos fired in the continuing battles between the clergy and the intelligentsia which …
Rameau's Nephew
Rameau's Nephew is a fictional conversation written by Denis Diderot, one of the key figures of the French Enlightenment. Composed over many years and exploding onto the French …
Rameau's Nephew and First Satire
'unless you know everything, you really know nothing'Diderot's brilliant and witty dialogue begins with a chance encounter in a Paris cafe between two acquaintances. Their talk …
Rameau's Nephew (in a new translation by Ian C. Johnston)
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Rameau's Nephew (in a new translation by Ian C. Johnston)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of …
Talking Jewels
The Talking Jewels (1748) is an erotic novel by Denis Diderot. Although he is known as a leading radical philosopher of 18th century France, Diderot also pursued a brief career as …
Delphi Collected Works of Denis Diderot (Illustrated)
A prominent figure of the Age of Enlightenment, the French philosopher Denis Diderot served as chief editor of the 'Encyclopedie', the first encyclopaedia to include contributions …