Rousseau, Judge of Jean-Jacques: Dialogues
9781611682922
9781611680744
Distributed for Dartmouth College Press
Rousseau, Judge of Jean-Jacques: Dialogues
One of Rousseau’s later and most puzzling works and never before available in English, this neglected autobiographical piece was the product of the philosopher’s old age and sense of persecution. Long viewed simply as evidence of his growing paranoia, it consists of three dialogues between a character named “Rousseau” and one identified only as “Frenchman” who discuss the bad reputation and works of an author named “Jean-Jacques.” Dialogues offers a fascinating retrospective of his literary career.
Table of Contents
Preface • Chronology of Rousseau’s Life • Introduction • Note on the Text and Its Title • On the Subject and Form of This Writing • First Dialogue • Second Dialogue • Third dialogue • History of the Preceding Writing • Notes • Index
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