by Denis Diderot · S.A.E.P.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440800442
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«A religiosa» is the novel by Denis Diderot, published by S.A.E.P.A. in paperback (191 pages, in Portuguese).
The novel follows Suzanne Simonin, a young woman forced by her family to take the veil against her will. Through her testimony, Diderot denounces the hypocrisy and corruption of convents and champions individual freedom. Set within the French Enlightenment, the work uses psychological realism and the epistolary form.
The work was originally published in 1796 as «La Religieuse»; the Portuguese translation is by Maria João Vieira. This edition is from 1994.
Recommended for readers of Enlightenment classics and social criticism novels, with an interest in eighteenth-century French literature.
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment.
