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The eighteenth-century French philosophe Denis Diderot―the principal intelligence behind the Encyclopédie and the author of idiosyncratic fictional works such as Jacques the Fatalist and Rameau's Nephew―was also the first great art critic. Until now, however, Diderot's treatises on the visual arts have been available only in French. This two-volume edition makes the most important of his art-critical texts available in English for the first time.Diderot's works are among the most provocative and engaging products of the French Enlightenment. Moreover, their ruminations on many issues of perennial interest (invention versus convention, nature versus culture, and technique versus imagination; the complex relations between economic reality and artistic achievement) give them a rare pertinence to current debates on the nature and function of representation. All the celebrated pieces are here: the rhapsodic dream meditation inspired by Fragonard's Corésus and Callierhoé; the incident-packed "excursion" through a set of landscapes by Joseph Vernet; the evocative consideration of the nature of ruins and historical nostalgia prompted by the first showing of works by Hubert Robert. But these famous passages can now be considered in their proper context, surrounded by meditations that are less well known but equally sparkling. The book also includes brief introductory texts and annotations by John Goodman that clarify the many references to contemporary Parisian culture, as well as an introduction by Thomas Crow that sets the texts in their historical and art-historical context.

Unread book in perfect condition.

This book is in great condition. It is solid, square and flat. It has a very clean & bright cover and very good edges. There is some bottom edge wear. The pages are tight, bright, clean & unmarked, no names. The jacket, with price, is also in very nice condition with a clean & bright cover. There is a total of 485 illustrated plates in both volumes

In this study Dr. Gregory examines how Diderot borrowed from Lucretius, Buffon, Maupertuis, and probability theory, and combined ideas from these sources in an innovative fashion to hypothesize that species are mutable and that all life arose randomly from a single prototype.

397 Seiten Gebundenes Buch mit Original-Schutzumschlag. Buch ist neu, aus priv. Vorbesitz, ungelesen. ISBN: 9783518406328 Wir senden umgehend mit beiliegender MwSt.Rechnung. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 481

Volume 7. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1800grams, ISBN:2705657983

The eighteenth-century French philosophe Denis Diderot―the principal intelligence behind the Encyclopédie and the author of idiosyncratic fictional works such as Jacques the Fatalist and Rameau’s Nephew―was also the first great art critic. Until now, however, Diderot’s treatises on the visual arts have been available only in French.  This two-volume edition makes the most important of his art-critical texts available in English for the first time. Diderot’s works are among the most provocative and engaging products of the French Enlightenment.  Moreover, their ruminations on many issues of perennial interest (invention versus convention, nature versus culture, and technique versus imagination; the complex relations between economic reality and artistic achievement) give them a rare pertinence to current debates on the nature and function of representation.  All the celebrated pieces are here: the rhapsodic dream meditation inspired by Fragonards’ Corésus and Callierhoé; the incident-packed “excursion” through a set of landscapes by Joseph Vernet; the evocative consideration of the nature of ruins and historical nostalgia prompted by the first showing of works by Hubert Robert.  But these famous passages can now be considered in their proper context, surrounded by meditations that are less well known but equally sparkling.  The book also includes brief introductory texts and annotations by John Goodman that clarify the many references to contemporary Parisian culture, as well as an introduction by Thomas Crow that sets the texts in their historical and art-historical context. 

Volume 18. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1100grams, ISBN:2705658092

Biographie de Diderot présentant une synthèse de la pensée de l'auteur le plus représentatif des Lumières, directeur principal de l'Encyclopédie, inventeur du drame bourgeois et de la critique d'art. Le côté subversif de sa pensée politique, sociale et philosophique est mis en relief.

Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1200grams, ISBN:2705657924

First paperbound edition of 485 remarkable plates (over 2,000 illustrations) that accompanied landmark work of the Enlightenment. Sharply detailed royalty-free images depict agriculture, military science, metalwork, mining, textile manufacture, masonry, carpentry, much more. Invaluable resource for art and craft use. Introduction and detailed captions by Charles C. Gillispie. Bibliography.

A portrait of one of key figures of the French Enlightenment provides a incisive study of Diderot's private life, public career, and his literary and philosophical works. By the author of E. M. Forster: A Life.

Octobre 2013 : 300e anniversaire de la naissance de Diderot.Une synthèse claire et accessible sur le grand philosophe des Lumières. Un ouvrage mettant en avant la cohérence de l’œuvre de Diderot que l’on dit souvent éclatée.L’œuvre de Diderot se présente comme un tout paradoxalement inachevé, ouvert et changeant. C’est  à cet univers de pensée, jouant de l’éparpillement, de la fragmentation, du détachement, entre romans, dialogues, articles, voyages, correspondances, que nous introduit Colas Duflo. Un Diderot toujours en mouvement, grand amateur de mystifications, humaniste et persifleur, philosophe et romancier, critique de génie et dramaturge inspiré. Un Diderot passé maître dans l’art de déjouer les censures et dont l’œuvre se confond avec la subversion des Lumières. Matérialisme, moi multiple, critique de l’illusion de la liberté... De cette profusion, Colas Duflo relie tous les éléments éclatés, de la philosophie à l’anthropologie, de la philosophie politique aux méditations sur l’avenir de la civilisation. Un Diderot plus que jamais d’actualité et dont les leçons de liberté résonnent comme une invitation permanente à l’esprit critique.

Biographie de Diderot présentant une synthèse de la pensée de l'auteur le plus représentatif des Lumières, directeur principal de l'Encyclopédie, inventeur du drame bourgeois et de la critique d'art. Le côté subversif de sa pensée politique, sociale et philosophique est mis en relief.

This volume presents a selection of the political writings of one of the most significant figures of the French enlightenment. It contains the most important articles that Diderot contributed to the Encyclopédie, of which he was principal editor, the complete texts of his Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville and Observations sur le Nakaz (translated into English here for the first time), and a substantial number of his contributions to Raynal's Histoire des Deux Indes. The editors' introduction puts these works in context, showing their essential features and underlying coherence.

Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

Diderot, de Arthur M. Wilson, é considerado pela crítica especializada e pelos estudiosos a mais completa biografia do grande filosofe do século das Luzes. Nela, reluz toda a complexidade humana e intelectual e todos os paradoxos da vida, das atividades, do espírito e das ideias do Enciclopedista. Com extrema erudição e farta documentação, inclusive descoberta por ele próprio em exaustiva pesquisa, o scholar compôs, numa escritura de largo espectro e grande legibilidade, um retrato de contorno preciso e caracterização detalhada, desfiando a trama de conexões entre a vida e a produção da personagem e fazendo transparecer sua vívida presença artística, social e política naquele mundo. Monumental, o Diderot de Arthur Wilson continua fundamental para a compreensão de um homem e de uma época que estabeleceram algumas das bases e dos princípios da modernidade.

Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 2.7

Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

This book is in great condition. It is solid, square and flat. It has a very clean & bright cover and very good edges. There is some bottom edge wear. The pages are tight, bright, clean & unmarked, no names. The jacket, with price, is also in very nice condition with a clean & bright cover. There is a total of 485 illustrated plates in both volumes