Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. CONTENTS XI
4. 1. “JACQUES LE FATALISTE” AND THE CRITICS 1
5. 2. THE PLACE OF “JACQUES LE FATALISTE” IN THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY NOVEL 25
6. 3. THE COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF “JACQUES LE FATALISTE” 54
7. 4. CHARACTERS AND MINOR THEMES OF “JACQUES LE FATALISTE” 79
8. 5. “JACQUES LE FATALISTE” AND THE REALISTIC NOVEL 93
9. 6. “JACQUES,” DIDEROT, AND FATALISM 128
10. 7. “JACQUES LE FATALISTE” AND THE ETHICAL IDEAS OF DIDEROT 161
11. 8. “JACQUES” AND DIDEROT—IN CONCLUSION 184
12. ABBREVIATIONS 199
13. NOTES 201
14. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 223
15. INDEX 231