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Rameau's
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Rameau's Nephew

By Denis Diderot (1713-1784)
Translated by Ian Johnston

Rameau's Nephew, or the Second Satire (French: Le Neveu de Rameau ou La Satire
seconde) is an imaginary philosophical conversation written by Denis Diderot, probably
between 1761 and 1772. It was first published in 1805 in German translation by Goethe,
but the French manuscript used has subsequently disappeared. The German version was
translated back into French by de Saur and Saint-Genies and published in 1821. The first
published version based on French manuscript appeared in 1823 in the Briere edition of
Diderot's works. Modern editions are based on the complete manuscript in Diderot's own
hand found by Georges Monval, the librarian at the La Comedie-Francaise, in 1890 while
buying music scores from a second-hand bookshop in Paris. Monval published his edition
of the manuscript in 1891. Subsequently, the manuscript was bought by the Pierpont
Morgan Library in New York. It is unclear why Diderot never had it published in his time.
Given the satirical tone of the work, it has been suggested that the author prudently
refrained from giving offence. (Summary by wikipedia)

Read by BensonBrunswin; total running time: 03:30:39. Dedicated Proof-Listener: April
Gonzales. Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Phil Chenevert/ Guero (catalog).

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