Rameau’s Nephew (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Denis Diderot
- First Published: 1805
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Philosophical
- Time of Work: 1761
- Setting: Café de la Régence, Paris, France
- Genres: Long fiction, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: Self-discovery, France or French people, Manners or customs, Paris, Eighteenth century, Ethics, Lifestyles, Hedonism, Chess or chess players
- Locales: Paris, France
Characters Discussed
I, a counterpart of Diderot (dee-deh-ROH), the author, who displays not only much of the author’s biographical profile but also his progressive Enlightenment philosophy. The daily afternoon strolls in Paris’ Palais- Royal gardens that this character takes in order to be alone with his thoughts lead him to encounter, in the Café de la Régence, the eccentric figure of Rameau’s nephew, with whom he previously has had only a passing acquaintance. Their subsequent wide-ranging conversation, recorded in dialogue form by I, who occasionally steps out of...
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