The Nun

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The Nun

work by Diderot

Also known as: “La Religieuse”

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Denis Diderot
Novels, dialogues, and plays of Denis Diderot
La Religieuse describes the distressing and ultimately tragic experiences of a girl who is forced to become a nun against her will. In Jacques le fataliste, Jacques, who believes in fate, is involved in an endless argument with his master, who does not, as they…
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La Religieuse describes the distressing and ultimately tragic experiences of a girl who is forced to become a nun against her will. In Jacques le fataliste, Jacques, who believes in fate, is involved in an endless argument with his master, who does not, as they…
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Jacques Rivette
…by French philosopher and writer Denis Diderot, told the story of a young woman forced to become a nun because of her family circumstances. Rivette’s most critically acclaimed work, La Belle Noiseuse (1991; “The Beautiful Troublemaker”), was nominated for five César Awards as well as the Palme d’Or at the…
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…by French philosopher and writer Denis Diderot, told the story of a young woman forced to become a nun because of her family circumstances. Rivette’s most critically acclaimed work, La Belle Noiseuse (1991; “The Beautiful Troublemaker”), was nominated for five César Awards as well as the Palme d’Or at the…
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