RAMEAU'S NEPHEW

Rameau's Nephew

Rameau's Nephew

Introduction

Rameau's Nephew submits to no clear classification. Although the narrative is fictional, the characters are actual persons and the ideas they expound in the book probably closely resemble the opinions they held. There is the problem of deciding how much of Denis Diderot can be found in the character Rameau, and how much of Rameau in that of Diderot. In general, however, the Diderot in the book is a mild champion of traditional values, whereas Rameau is a vivacious apologist for roguery (Diderot & Mauldon, 2009). The brilliant turns of this satirical dialogue raise the suspicion that ...