Rameau's nephew and First satire
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Book
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Publication Year
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press, United States
Pages
139 pages
Subject
French prose literature -- 18th century -- Translations into English. Satire, French -- 18th century -- Translations into English. French prose literature.
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Abstract
In Diderot's brilliant and witty dialogue two acquaintances discuss art, music, education and society. A key work of the French Enlightenment, in this sparkling new translation it is paired with Diderot's First Satire, providing context for Rameau's Nephew, the 'second satire'. - ;'unless you know everything, you really know nothing'. Diderot's brilliant and witty dialogue begins with a chance encounter in a Paris caf--eacute--; between two acquaintances. Their talk ranges broadly across art, music, education, and the contemporary scene, as the nephew of composer Rameau, amoral and bohemian, a.
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