Diderot's Determined Fatalist : A Critical Appreciation of Jacques le Fataliste / John Robert Loy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loy, J. Robert (John Robert), 1918-1985, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784.

Diderot, Denis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Kings Crown Press, [1950]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Critically examines the importance of Diderot's novel, Jacques le Fataliste et son Maitre to eighteenth century French literature. Specifically examines the composition and structure of the novel, characters and themes, ethical ideas of Diderot, as well as realism and fatalism in reference to the author and his characters.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

1. "JACQUES LE FATALISTE" AND THE CRITICS

2. THE PLACE OF "JACQUES LE FATALISTE" IN THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY NOVEL

3. THE COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF "JACQUES LE FATALISTE"

4. CHARACTERS AND MINOR THEMES OF "JACQUES LE FATALISTE"

5. "JACQUES LE FATALISTE" AND THE REALISTIC NOVEL

6. "JACQUES," DIDEROT, AND FATALISM

7. "JACQUES LE FATALISTE" AND THE ETHICAL IDEAS OF DIDEROT

8. "JACQUES" AND DIDEROT-IN CONCLUSION

ABBREVIATIONS

NOTES

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231880848

0231880847

OCLC:

1100430109