Author: Denis Diderot
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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Author: Denis Diderot
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Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Author: Denis Diderot
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ISBN: 9780833704771
Category : Arts
Languages : en
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Author: Denis Diderot
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230422701
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Languages : en
Pages : 60

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ... A LETTER ON THE DEAF AND DUMB FOR the benefit of those who can speak and hear, which treats of the origin of inversions in language, of harmony of style, of sublimity of situation, and of some advantages which the French language possesses over other languages, ancient and modern, followed by some thoughts on expression in the fine arts. I grant that this title will apply equally to the large number of those who speak without understanding, and the small number of those who understand without speaking, as to the very small number of those who speak and understand, and for whose special use my letter is intended. I am not fond of quotations, especially of those from the Greek; they give a learned air to a book, an air which is no longer fashionable. They frighten away readers, and if I were deciding from a publisher's point of view I should leave out such scarecrows. But I am not a publisher, so pray suffer the Greek quotations to stay where you find them. If you care less for a book being good than that it should be read, it is not so with me; what I care for is to make a good book, although it may risk being read the less. As to the number of subjects I touch upon, flitting from one to another, I would have you know and teach that this is no fault in a letter, where one is allowed to digress freely, and where the last word of a phrase is a sufficient link to the next. Now, in order to treat of inversions we must first examine how languages are formed. Objects that strike the senses are those which are first observed, and those which unite various qualities which appeal to the senses are named first. Then the various qualities are separately observed and named, and these form most of our adjectives. Later on, these sensible qualities...

Author: Denis Diderot
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331543698
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Excerpt from Diderot's Thoughts on Art and Style: With Some of His Shorter Essays Reminds one of the description of the room where Goethe wrote, and which contained a few simple pieces of furniture, and none of those distracting objects which may divert the mind from beholding its own creations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Denis Diderot
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400700628
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Chance ordained that Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was not only a philosopher, playwright and writer, but also a salonnier. In other words, an art critic. In 1759, his friend Grimm entrusted him with a project that forced him to acquire "thoughtful notions concerning painting and sculpture" and to refine "art terms, so familiar in his words yet so vague in his mind". Diderot wrote artistic reviews of exhibitions – Salons – that were organized bi-annually at the Louvre by the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. These reviews, published in the Correspondence Littéraire, were Diderot’s unique contribution to art criticism in France. He fulfilled his task of salonnier on nine occasions, despite occasional dips in his enthusiasm and self-confidence. Compiled and presented by Jean Szenec, this anthology helps the contemporary reader to familiarize himself with Diderot’s aesthetic thought in all its greatness. It includes eight illustrations and is followed by texts from Jean Starobinski, Michel Delon, and Arthur Cohen. ‘On Art and Artists’ is translated by John Glaus, professor of French and an amateur expert of the XVIIIth century.

Author: Denis Diderot
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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Author: Denis Diderot
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 291

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Author: Denis Diderot
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 299

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Author: B. L. Tollemache
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Languages : en
Pages : 291

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