
Autobiographical, Scientific, Religious, Moral, and Literary Writings - The Collected Writings of Rousseau v. 12 (Hardback)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (author), Christopher Kelly (editor,translator)
£66.00
Hardback
364 Pages /
Published: 02/03/2007
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Newcomers to Rousseau's works and those who are familiar with his writings will find something to surprise them both in this wide variety of short pieces from every period of his life. Among the important theoretical writings found here are the "Fiction or Allegorical Fragment on Revelation" and the "Moral Letters," which are among Rousseau's clearest statements about the nature and limits of philosophic reasoning. In the early "Idea of a Method for the Composition of a Book," Rousseau lays out in advance his understanding of how to present his ideas to the public. This volume also contains both his first and last autobiographical statements. Some of these writings show Rousseau's lesser-known playful side, including his comic fairy tale, "Queen Whimsical," or in works like "The Banterer," in which he challenges readers to guess whether the work they are reading was written by an author who is "wisely mad" or by one who is "madly wise." When Rousseau was challenged to write a merry tale, "without intrigue, without love, without marriage, and without lewdness," he produced a work considered too daring to be published in France.
He also ponders the possibilities for and consequences of air travel in "The New Daedalus."
Publisher: University Press of New England
ISBN: 9781584655992
Number of pages: 364
Weight: 649 g
Dimensions: 235 x 152 x 30 mm
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