The Nun

Name: The Nun
Author: Denis Diderot

by Denis Diderot

Epistolary novel exploring a nun's forbidden desires and religious constraints

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Denis Diderot

French philosopher and encyclopedist who co-edited the Encyclopédie, the great project of Enlightenment thought. His novels and dialogues are among the most intellectually adventurous of the 18th century. Rameau's Nephew anticipates the dialogic novel and the alienation of the modern intellectual.

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EncyclopédieMassive collaborative encyclopedia project documenting Enlightenment knowledge and critical thought