Author : Felix Vexler
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484260459
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (64 download)
Book Synopsis Studies in Diderot's Esthetic Naturalism (Classic Reprint) by : Felix Vexler
Download or read book Studies in Diderot's Esthetic Naturalism (Classic Reprint) written by Felix Vexler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Studies in Diderot's Esthetic Naturalism The writer wishes to express his heartfelt thanks to Pro fessor Dino Bigongiari without whose encouragement and advice this work would not have been written; to Professors Fernand Baldensperger and Anatole Le Braz, who guided him (in the preliminary stages; to Professors Henri Chamard, Ray mond W'eeks, John Lawrence Gerig, Robert Herndon Fife, Charles Sears Baldwin, Andre Morize, to whom he is indebted for criticism or information. Professor Frank W'adleigh Chand ler has read and improved an early redaction of the chapter on Acting and Historial Tragedy, while Professor Henry Alfred Todd has made certain helpful suggestions - ad (zlfzajorem a'ucioris gloria'm. Thanks are also due Miss Dollie Booth Hep burn, Mr. Frederic \v. Erb and other members of the staff of Columbia University Library, who in various ways have facil itated the writer's access to the necessary books. With regard to books, even some of recent date were not obtainable, at least at this writing, for instance M. Joseph d104e's selections from Diderot, the Russian work on the French drama and eighteenth century philosophy by A. Ivanov, etc. On the fly-leaf of Pro fessor Hubert Gillot's Querelle des Amie/ls et dcs Jllodm'nfw (paris, Champion, mention is made of another work of his, entitled Un romantique au xvi/[e szccle. Denis Diderot. Essai sur son role et son influence litteraires (langres, 1913) Yet all efforts to procure this have remained fruitless. 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.