### Product Description 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 fiction of his age. Riding through France with his master, the servant Jacques appears to act as th
Jacques the Fatalist: And His Master
โ Scribed by Diderot, Denis
- Book ID
- 108316920
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-jm
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780141961224
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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 fiction of his age. Riding through France with his master, the servant Jacques appears to act as though he is truly free in
_Jacques the Fatalist_ is a provocative exploration of the 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 t