Rameau's nephew

Denis Diderot

Original title: Neveu de Rameau

earliest edition we have, 1964 Oxford University Press, 2008 139 pages

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One of the key figures of the French Enlightenment, Denis Diderot was a critic of conventional morality, society, and religion. Among his most well-known works, these two dialogues are examples of his radical scientific and philosophical beliefs. In Rameau's Nephew, the eccentric and foolish nephew of the great composer Jean-Philippe Rameau meets Diderot by chance, and the two embark on a hilarious consideration of s...

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Rameau's nephew edition · 2008 · Oxford University Press · 139 pages · 9780199539994
Rameau's nephew ; and, D'Alembert's dream edition · 1976 · Penguin · 237 pages
Rameau's nephew edition · 1964 · Bobbs-Merrill Co. · 317 pages

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