{"product_id":"the-philosophes-by-charles-palissot-jessica-goodman-9781783749089","title":"'The Philosophes' by Charles Palissot","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1760, the French playwright Charles Palissot de Montenoy wrote \u003cem\u003eLes Philosophes\u003c\/em\u003e - a scandalous farcical comedy about a group of opportunistic self-styled philosophers. \u003cem\u003eLes Philosophes\u003c\/em\u003e emerged in the charged historical context of the pamphlet wars surrounding the publication of Diderot and d'Alembert's \u003cem\u003eEncyclop die\u003c\/em\u003e, and delivered an oblique but acerbic criticism of the intellectuals of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, including the likes of Diderot and Rousseau.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents the first high-quality English translation of the play, including critical apparatus. The translation is based on Olivier Ferret's edition, and renders the text into iambic pentameter to preserve the character of the original. Adaptations are further provided of Ferret's introduction and notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis masterful and highly accessible translation of \u003cem\u003eLes Philosophes \u003c\/em\u003eopens up this polemical text to a non-specialist audience. It will be a valuable resource to non-Francophone scholars and students working on the philosophical exchanges of the Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoreover, this translation - the result of a year-long project undertaken by Jessica Goodman with six of her undergraduate French students - expounds the value of collaboration between scholar and student, and, as such, provides a model for other language tutors embarking on translation projects with their students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Goodman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783749083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783749089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Book Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.64d","brand":"Jessica Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44127398461695,"sku":"9781783749089","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85a6da1e-7b83-4bba-94ae-ca766a44cf34.jpg?v=1687453316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-philosophes-by-charles-palissot-jessica-goodman-9781783749089","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}