Jacques the fatalist and his master / Denis Diderot ; translated with an introduction and notes by David Coward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784

Contributor:

Coward, David.

Series:

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Oxford world's classics

Standardized Title:

Jacques le fataliste et son maître. English

Language:

English

French

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xxxix, 258 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Summary:

Jacques the Fatalist is provocative exploration of the a problems of human existence, destiny, and free will. In the introduction to this brilliant translation, David Coward explains the philosophical basis of Diderot's fascination with fate and examines the experimental and influential literary techniques that make Jacques the fatalist a classic of the Enlightenment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references [page xxxiii]-xxxiv.

ISBN:

0192838741

OCLC:

39812354