{"product_id":"le-philosophe-sans-le-savoir-derek-connon-9781839545436","title":"Le Philosophe sans le savoir by Michel-Jean Sedaine","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn May 1760 the Com馘ie-Fran軋ise performed a play by Charles Palissot de Montenoy entitled \u003cem\u003eLes Philosophes\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Philosophes\u003c\/em\u003e), an attack on the group of writers known by that name. In the audience was Michel-Jean Sedaine, who, although not a member of the group himself, was sufficiently shocked by this attack on serious authors and thinkers to decide that he should write a reply to Palissot's work. At least in part because the use of the controversial subject of duelling on which the plot is centred caused problems with the censors, \u003cem\u003eLe Philosophe sans le savoir\u003c\/em\u003e did not reach the stage until 1765, but, when it was at last performed, it proved to be a great success. Although Sedaine usually wrote libretti for \u003cem\u003eoperas-comiques\u003c\/em\u003e, for his new play he chose a genre pioneered by Diderot, one of the writers attacked in \u003cem\u003eLes Philosophes\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003edrame\u003c\/em\u003e. Sedaine's play has been generally recognized as the masterpiece of this short-lived genre. As well as looking at the play itself, the introduction to this translation examines its place in the literary controversy sparked by Palissot's play, and the origins and development of the \u003cem\u003edrame\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Connon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839545437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839545436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Humanities Research Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.26d","brand":"Derek Connon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213062828287,"sku":"9781839545436","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b45e6d4b-1947-4284-a228-b5e80a89bc24.jpg?v=1692111855","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/le-philosophe-sans-le-savoir-derek-connon-9781839545436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}