Memoirs of a Nun, which began as a joke and grew into a masterpiece,
was one of the loudest salvos fired in the continuing battles between
the clergy and the intelligentsia which defined so much of
eighteenth-century French history. Diderot's story of a novice held
in a convent against her will and forced to undergo curious spiritual
and sexual trials displays all the brilliance, icy wit, and
worldliness of the Enlightenment at its best.
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Introduction by P. N. Furbank
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780375712821
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Random House Digital Inc.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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