Jean Varloot
Jean Varloot (born October 14, 1913 , † September 5, 2001 ) was a French Romance studies and literary scholar.
life and work
Varloot was Agrégé and high school teacher at the Lycée Charlemagne in Paris, then a researcher, most recently Directeur de recherche at the Center national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). His lifelong editorial activity extended mainly to Diderot and the 18th century. Varloot published with Herbert Dieckmann and Jacques Proust the authoritative critical edition of the works of Diderot , known as DPV - stands for Dieckmann / Varloot / Proust - (Paris 1975 ff).
Works
- (Ed.) Montesquieu, Lettres persanes . Le temple de Gnide , Paris 1949
- (Ed.) Diderot, Textes choisis , Paris 1952–1962
- (Ed. With Georges Roth ) Diderot, Correspondance , 16 vols., Paris 1955–1970
- (Ed.) Voltaire, L'Ingénu. Anecdotes on "Bélisaire" , Paris 1955, 1975
- (Ed. With others) Diderot, Œuvres complètes , 25 vols., Paris 1975–2004
- (Ed. With Bernard Bray and Jochen Schlobach ) La Correspondance littéraire de Grimm et de Meister (1754-1813). Actes du colloque de Sarrebruck 22-24 février 1974 , Paris 1976
- (Ed. With Paule Jansen) L'Année 1768 à travers la presse traitée par ordinateur , Paris 1981
- (Ed.) Buffon, Histoire naturelle. Textes choisis , Paris 1984, 1992
- (Ed.) Diderot, Lettres à Sophie Volland , Paris 1984, 1990
- (Ed.) Du baroque aux lumières. Pages à la mémoire de Jeanne Carriat , Mortemart 1986
- (Ed.) Rousseau, Discours sur les sciences et les arts. Lettre à d'Alembert sur les spectacles , Paris 1987
- (Ed.) Diderot, Sur le vif. Lettres , Paris 1994
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Varloot in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Varloot, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Romance studies and literary scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1913 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 2001 |