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A 5 page research paper/essay that summarizes and analyzes Denis Diderot's late eighteenth century satire Rameau's Nephew. This explication of Rameau's Nephew briefly describes this work, while also offering various critical reactions and observations that have attempted to interpret Diderot's intentions and meaning. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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they fall into a conversation that broaches numerous topics that pertain to Diderots contemporary late-eighteenth century French society. They eventually part so that Rameau can attend the opera. However, this
framework is the only thing simple about this complex work, which defies classification to any specific genre. Jo Brans describes it as a "novelistic play or dialogue," which offers
"no conclusion," as neither Diderot not Rameau is indicated as "winning" in their discussion (Brans 436). The two men "meet by chance, argue about their respective roles in society and
their ideas of life, and go their separate ways, enlarged, but not enlightened" (Brans 436). The following explication of Rameaus Nephew briefly describes this work, while also offering various critical
reactions and observations that have attempted to interpret Diderots intentions and meaning. The student researching this topic should note that Diderot refers to the narrative voice as "I," which
is "Moi" in French, and to Rameau as He(Lui). Therefore, discussion of this work frequently refers to the characters of "Moi" and "Lui." Brans sums up Diderots goals in this
work as presenting "alternative ways of thinking behaving which are visible in the world and present in the individual psyche" (Brans 437). This view of the narrative sees both characters
as being different sides of the authors true character and argues that in "literature as in life, we must choose" (Brans 437). The first topic broached by Moi and
Lui is that of geniuses, with Diderot stressing the benefits that they bring to society at-large, as well as future generations. Rameau counters these comments by denigrating geniuses for the
personality flaws that mar their character and argues that they would be better off to amass wealth, so that they could not only live well, but also pay people, such
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