Diderot: Selected Writings on Art and Literature (Penguin Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
EAN (European Article Number): 9780140445886
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Paperback
Author: Denis Diderot
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Dewey Decimal Number: 700
Publication Date: 1994-11-01
Reading Level: 400
Description: In this selection of writings, largely unpublished during Diderot's lifetime, the reader encounters the private man, an engaging character who uses his intellect critically to explore the relationship between Enlightenment thought and the arts. Often using a dialogue format, Diderot's critiques encompass an enormous range of interests in a duality of styles, spontaneous and subversive one moment, methodical and sober the next. He discusses the role of an audience with a character in his own fictitious play whilst his reflections on art and reality are illustrated by a stroll through one of his favourite landscape paintings.
