Middletown,e: Wesleyan University Press, 1979 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 111 pp, introduction, 1. Philosophy / Fiction; 2. Theater; 3. Politics; 4. Posterity; 5. The Contemporaneity of Diderot; notes, index of works by Diderot. "A higly original study of literary speculation in the form of a precise and stimulating reading of Diderot. The book's point of inception is the recourse of both Diderot and, two centuries later, Michel Serres, to Lucretius as a guide to the 'science' of their respective ages, constructing a tripartite cataract --- cloud/dike/downpour --- whose meteorology comes to saturate Diderot's text, cutting across such divisions as philosophy, fiction, theater and politics." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Beige cloth with maroon lettering to spine..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001447
Title: Cataract: A Study in Diderot
Author: Mehlman, Jeffrey
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 081955037X
ISBN 13: 9780819550378
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Place of Publication: Middletown,e
Date Published: 1979
Keywords: LITERARY CRITICISM FRENCH AUTHORS DIDEROT DENIS (1713-1784 CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION
Bookseller catalogs: LITERARY CRITICISM;
Size: 8vo

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