Die Nonne by Denis Diderot
In 1758 Diderot's friend the Marquis de Croismare became interested in the cause c l bre of a nun who was appealing to be allowed to leave a Paris convent. Less than a year later, in an affectionate attempt to trick his friend, Diderot created this masterpiece - a fictitious set of desperate and pleading letters to the Marquis from a teenage girl forced into the nunnery because she is illegitimate. In these letters, the impressionable and innocent Suzanne Simonin describes the cruelty and abuse she has suffered in an institution poisoned by vicious gossip, intrigues, persecutions and deviance. Considered too subversive during Diderot's lifetime, The Nun first appeared in print in 1796 following the Revolution. Part gripping novel, part licentious portrayal of sexual fervour and part damning attack on oppressive religious institutions, it remains one of the most utterly original works of the many eighteenth-century. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Denis Diderot (1713-1784) war ein franzosischer Schriftsteller, Philosoph und Aufklarer. Zusammen mit Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert war er Herausgeber der groen franzosischen Encyclopedie, zu der er selbst als Enzyklopadist etwa 6000 von insgesamt 72.000 Artikeln beitrug. Als Autor von Buhnenwerken hatte er groen Anteil am Entstehen des burgerlichen Dramas. Seine Romane und Erzahlungen - zumeist postum erschienen wie La Religieuse, Jacques le fataliste oder Le Neveu de Rameau - leisteten in verschiedener Weise ihren Beitrag zu den groen Themen der Zeit der (franzosischen) Aufklarung. In seinen Werken wird eine deutliche Entwicklung von einer theistischen uber eine deistische zu einer atheistischen Haltung erkennbar.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783966370677 |
| ISBN 10 | 3966370670 |
| Title | Die Nonne |
| Author | Denis Diderot |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Grols Verlag |
| Year published | 2019-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 150 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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