Jacques the Fatalist

✍ Scribed by Diderot, Denis; Coward, David

• Book ID: 110173510
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Year: 1934
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 204 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780199537952

✦ Synopsis

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 techniques that make Jacques the Fatalist a classic of the Enlightenment.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About the Author

David Coward is Senior Fellow and Emeritus Professor of French Literature at the University of Leeds.