ISBN: 9780140444728 - jacques the fatalist (penguin classics) (20 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 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 a world of dizzying variety and unpredictability. Characters emerge and disappear as the pair travel across the country, and tales begin and are submerged by greater stories, to reveal a panoramic view of eighteenth-century society. But while Jacques seems to choose his own path, he remains convinced of one philosophical belief: that every decision he makes, however whimsical, is wholly predetermined. Playful, picaresque and comic, Diderot's novelis a compelling exploration of Enlightment philosophy. Brilliantly original in style, it is one of the greatest precursors to post-modern literature.…

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paperback. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Translated by Michael Henry with an Introduction and Notes by Martin Hall. Penguin Classics translation, 1986. Clean & tight copy, unread, in Near Fine condition w/uniform light yellowing of pages. "Denis Diderot is among the great writers of the Enlightenment and in JACQUES THE FATALIST he challenged the artificialities of the conventional French fiction of the period. [] The world of JACQUES is not a fixed and settled one where events are easily assessed and interpreted; on the contrary, it is a world of dizzying variety and unpredictability. For nothing is quite as it seems and an alarming proliferation of anecdotes, characters and philosophical problems continues to spring up around the apparently central theme of the relationship between Jacques and his master, in a skilled and devastating assault on the supremacy of the stylized novel." [publisher copy] "[A] feast of intelligence, humour and fantasy . . . Without JACQUES LE FATALISTE the history of the novel remains obscure and incomplete . . . its true greatness is only perceptible when it is placed beside Don Quixote, Tom Jones or Ulysses."--Milan Kundera. Pristine NF paperback w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine.…

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy. Minor browning to the page margins. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 261 p.; 20 cm. Subjects: English fiction Translations from French. Fate and fatalism; Fiction. Ontology; Fiction. Genre: Fiction. 1 Kg. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 272 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Zustand: New. Riding through France with his master, the servant Jacques appears to act as though he is truly free in a world of dizzying variety and unpredictability. Characters emerge and disappear as the pair travel across the country. This work challenges the artificialities of conventional French fiction, and explores the Enlightment philosophy. Translator(s): Henry, Michael. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208. . 1986. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 272 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Zustand: New. Denis Diderot was born at Langres in eastern France in 1713. After graduating in Paris in 1732, he was nominally a law student for ten years, but was actually leading a precarious bohemian but studious existence. In the early 1740s he met three contempora.