Jacques the Fatalist and His Master
novel by Diderot
Also known as: “Jacques le fataliste et son maître”
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discussed in biography
- In Denis Diderot: Novels, dialogues, and plays of Denis Diderot
…1796; The Nun); the novel Jacques le fataliste et son maître (written 1773, published 1796; Jacques the Fatalist); Le Neveu de Rameau (written between 1761 and 1774, published in German 1805; Rameau’s Nephew), a character sketch in dialogue form; and Supplément au voyage de Bougainville (written 1772, published 1796; “Supplement…
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place in French literature
- In French literature: The Enlightenment
…fataliste et son maître [1796; Jacques the Fatalist and His Master]). Diderot seized on the Spinozist vision of a world materialistic and godless yet pulsating with energy and the unexpected. Jacques the Fatalist captures the fluidity of a disconcerting universe where nothing is ever clear-cut or under control, where history,…
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