Jacques the Fatalist

1796 novel by Denis Diderot
VisualArtwork literary_work Q945216
Jacques the Fatalist
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Jacques the Fatalist

Summary

Jacques the Fatalist is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jacques the Fatalist authored Denis Diderot[3].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Jacques the Fatalist was published by François Buisson[5].
  • Jacques the Fatalist followed La Religieuse[6].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's place of publication is recorded as rue Hautefeuille[7].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's Commons category is recorded as Jacques le fataliste[8].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's language of work or name is recorded as French[9].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's country of origin is recorded as France[10].
  • Jacques the Fatalist was released on +1796-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's has edition or translation is recorded as Q42623260[12].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131411492[13].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138768305[14].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's narrative location is recorded as Paris[15].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is gallantry[16].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is history[17].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is love[18].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is morality[19].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is philosophy[20].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is travel[21].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is virtue[22].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is eroticism[23].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is feeling[24].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is mourning[25].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is sociability[26].
  • Jacques the Fatalist's main subject is night[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Jacques the Fatalist authored Denis Diderot[3]. It was published by François Buisson[5].

Publication

Jacques the Fatalist was released on +1796-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]. Its place of publication is recorded as rue Hautefeuille[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as French[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include gallantry[16], history[17], love[18], morality[19], philosophy[20], and travel[21].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Jacques the Fatalist followed La Religieuse[6].

Material and Period

Jacques the Fatalist dates from the Age of Enlightenment[28].

Why It Matters

Jacques the Fatalist ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Bibliographie Du Genre Romanesque Français, 1751-1800. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Bibliographie Du Genre Romanesque Français, 1751-1800. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Bibliographie Du Genre Romanesque Français, 1751-1800. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wolnelektury.pl. wolnelektury.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of publication rue Hautefeuille
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    Publication date +1796-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin France
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