Denis Diderot Lettres à Sophie Volland, 1759
Description:
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the letters of Diderot to Sophie Volland for the year 1759 as they are a source of important autobiographical, social, and psychological elements that shed light on Diderot's private and public life. In fact a turning point in the sentimental relationship between Diderot and Sophie Volland, the death of his father, the difficulties experienced in publishing the Encyclop6'die and consequently the coolness in his friendship with D'Alembert make 1759 a cruc…
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Date:
August 1976
Creator:
Simmons, Marina C.
Partner:
UNT Libraries