Project Gutenberg 2009-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 117 Diderot, Denis 1713 1784 Diderot, Pantophile Assézat, Jules 1832 1876 Assezat, Jules Assézat, J. (Jules) La religieuse Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "La Religieuse" by Denis Diderot is a novel written in the late 18th century. The story follows the young protagonist, Suzanne, who is forced into a convent by her parents and struggles against the oppressive life of a nun. Diderot's exploration of themes such as individual freedom, the conflicts between personal desires and societal expectations, and the injustices of the religious institution figures prominently in Suzanne's tale. The opening of the novel sets the stage for Suzanne's unfortunate circumstances, detailing her family background, her feelings of alienation, and her eventual commitment to the convent. Initially made to feel inferior and unloved compared to her sisters, Suzanne is unexpectedly thrust into a life she does not wish for when her parents decide to secure her future by compelling her to take religious vows. As she grapples with her predicament, a series of encounters in the convent reveal the harsh realities of monastic life and the oppressive nature of those who govern it. The narrative captures her emotional struggles and the tension between her inner convictions and external pressures, laying the foundation for her journey of resistance and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Nuns -- Fiction Convents -- Fiction PQ Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Fiction 526543 526552 2024-09-12T10:58:37.931212 2023-09-13T03:37:10.147926 text/html text/html 514690 2021-01-05T02:40:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 185419 2021-01-05T02:40:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 236451 2024-09-12T10:58:44.904235 application/epub+zip 244177 2024-09-12T10:58:39.432268 application/epub+zip 244177 2024-09-12T10:58:38.533239 application/epub+zip 433564 2024-09-12T10:58:49.251168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412075 2024-09-12T10:58:44.304286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412310 2022-09-13T11:32:04.998940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497871 497615 2024-09-12T10:58:37.010259 2023-09-13T03:37:09.246900 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 485323 2021-01-05T02:40:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180116 2021-01-05T02:40:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20550 2024-09-12T10:58:49.393160 application/rdf+xml 10862 2024-09-12T10:58:38.893249 image/jpeg 2826 2024-09-12T10:58:38.709274 image/jpeg 232835 2024-09-12T10:58:37.979227 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia