A comparative analysts of Diderot's Jacques le fataliste and Sterne's Tristram Shandy, 1972
Freeman, Willie H.
1972-05-01
The principal aim of the paper is to point out the similarities and contrasts In the novels Jacques le fataliste and The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy. Gentlemen. The author wishes to show that Denis Diderot, brilliant man of letters in France as well as a philosopher, and Laurence Sterne, English writer, expressed many similar thoughts and ideas in the forementioned novels. If the goal is achieved, it will be seen to what extent Diderot borrowed from Sterne. The paper consists of four chapters. Chapter one is entitled Background of the Eighteenth Century with subtitles of (a) "Background of the Century," (b) "The Life of Denis Diderot" and (c) �The Life of Laurence Sterne." The second and third chapters fora the principal part of the study. The second chapter is a detailed analysis of Diderot's Jacques le fataliste. The discussion of Jacques le fataliste consists of three points! (1) a summary of the novel, (2) the novel broken down into divisions and (3) an examination of Diderot�s objectives, themes, characters and style of writing. The third chapter le divided in a similar manner. The analysis includes three parts (1) a summary of the novel, (2) the divisions of the novel end (3) e discussion of Sterne's objectives, themes, characters and techniques. In both chapters an effort Is made to show the authors* criticisms of the existing Institutions of the eighteenth century. The last chapter is devoted to a comparison of the two novels based upon the analyses presented la the previous chapters. Products of the same century, both Sterne and Diderot treat the same themes differently. Sterne employs humor and sentiment and Diderot uses a heavy moralizing tone.
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Master of Arts (MA)
Atlanta University
Department of French
Clark Atlanta University
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1972_freeman_willie_h
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