The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, vol. 1

by Jean Jacques Rousseau

Publisher:

Privately Printed

, 1896

Overview

The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is Rousseau’s autobiography. Covering the first 53 years of his life, the book was not published until after his death. Rousseau’s Confessions is generally regarded as the first modern autobiography. Volume one contains books I through VI.

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Key Features

• Covers the life of an important figure in eighteenth-century Western philosophy
• Offers insight into the motivations and ideals of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Contains books one through six of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s autobiography

Product Details

• Title: The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Volume I
• Author: Jean Jacques Rousseau
• Series: The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Publisher: Privately Printed
• Print Publication Date: 1896
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 281
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778; Authors, French › 18th century--Biography
• Resource ID: LLS:CNFSSNSROUSSEAU01
• Resource Type: text.monograph.autobiography
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:27:20Z

About Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a major Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism. His political philosophy heavily influenced the French Revolution, as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological and educational thought. His novel, Émile: or, On Education is a seminal treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship.