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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

28 June 1712 - 2 July 1778

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a major Genevois philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution and the development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.

His novel, Emile: or, On Education, which he considered his most important work, is a seminal treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship. His sentimental novel, Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse, was of great importance to the development of pre-Romanticism and romanticism in fiction. Rousseau's autobiographical writings: his Confessions, which initiated the modern autobiography, and his Reveries of a Solitary Walker were among the pre-eminent examples of the late 18th-century movement known as the "Age of Sensibility", featuring an increasing focus on subjectivity and introspection that has characterized the modern age.

Rousseau also made important contributions to music as a theorist. During the period of the French Revolution, Rousseau was the most popular of the philosophers among members of the Jacobin Club. He was interred as a national hero in the Panthéon in Paris, in 1794, 16 years after his death.1

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  • Cover of: Les Reveries Du Promeneur Solitaire (World Classics)

    First published in 1946 14 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition lesreveriesdupro0000rous_a4e0
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  • Cover of: Eloisa, or, A series of original letters: Volume 4 (1784 edition)

    First published in 1761 13 editions in 4 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition eloisaoraseries05rousgoog
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  • Cover of: uvres complètes de J.J. Rousseau, citoyen de Genève: Tome XI. Dictionnaire de Musique. Tome 1

    First published in 2001 12 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Discours sur l'origine et les fondemens de l'inégalité parmi les hommes

    First published in 1755 11 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition discourssurlo00rous Cover of edition discourssurl00rous Cover of edition ddiscourssurlori00rous Cover of edition discourssurlori02rousgoog
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  • Cover of: Letters on the elements of botany: Addressed to a lady

    First published in 1785 11 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition cu31924030977643 Cover of edition lettersoneleme00rous Cover of edition lettersonelemen00rous Cover of edition colonelthomasbl01abbogoog
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  • Cover of: Le devin du village: opéra

    First published in 1765 11 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition ledevinduvillage00rous Cover of edition ledevinduvillag00rous
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  • Cover of: Confessions: Large Print

    First published in 2018 10 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Profession de foi du vicaire Savoyard

    First published in 1800 10 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind

    First published in 2004 9 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: La nouvelle Héloise: ou, Lettres de deux amans, habitans d'une petite ville au pied des Alpes...

    First published in 1764 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition lanouvellehl04rous Cover of edition lanouvellehloi0506rous
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  • Cover of: Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

    First published in 1913 9 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Collection complete des oeuvres de J.J. Rousseau, citoyen de Geneve

    First published in 1782 9 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition collectioncomple29rous Cover of edition collectioncomple02rous Cover of edition 1782collectionco17rous Cover of edition 1782collectionco15rous Cover of edition 1782collectionco09rous
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  • Cover of: Reveries of the solitary walker

    First published in 1964 9 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition reveriesofsolita00rous Cover of edition reveriesofsolita0000rous
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  • Cover of: Œuvres complètes de J. J.Rousseau: mises dans un nouvel ordre

    First published in 1823 8 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition uvrescompltesd20rous Cover of edition uvrescompltesd18rous Cover of edition uvrescompltesd13rous Cover of edition uvrescompltesd17rous Cover of edition uvrescompltesde03rousgoog
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  • Cover of: Confessions: Large Print Edition

    First published in 2005 8 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Les confessions: extraits

    First published in 1911 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Discourse on the Origin of Inequality

    First published in 2009 8 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Premiere[-seconde] partie des Confessions de J.J. Rousseau ...

    First published in 1790 8 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition premieresecondep06rous Cover of edition premieresecondep01rous Cover of edition premieresecondep07rous Cover of edition premieresecondep03rous Cover of edition premieresecondep04rous Cover of edition premieresecondep02rous
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres complètes

    First published in 1846 8 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte02rousuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte04rousuoft Cover of edition oeuvrescompltes48rousgoog
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  • Cover of: Rousseau: selections

    First published in 1961 8 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Political science, Early works to 1800, Social contract, Education, Rousseau, jean-jacques, 1712-1778, Equality, Philosophy, Natural law, French Authors, Biography, Botany, Correspondence, Civilization, Music, Political science, early works to 1800, Language and languages, Political science, philosophy, French literature, History, Natural law., Theater, Origin, Pictorial works, Authors, biography, Dictionaries
Places
France, Poland, Paris, fa guo, Egypt, Australie, Canada, Chavagnes-en-Paillers, Chavagnes-en-Paillers (France), Corsica, Corsica (France), Germany, Irlande, Neuchâtel (Switzerland : Canton), Saint-Just-en-Chaussée Region (France), Savoie (France), Switzerland, Val de Travers
People
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Jean Le Rond d' Alembert (1717-1783), Jean Robert Tronchin (1710-1793), Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794), Christophe de Beaumont (1703-1781), Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire (1694-1778), Alembert M. (1717-1783), Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748-1836), C. Darwin, C. Rhodes, Carl von Linné (1707-1778), Charles François de Montmorency Luxembourg duc de (1702-1764), Charles Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre (1658-1743), Edmund Wilson (1895-1972), Friedrich Melchior Grimm Freiherr von (1723-1807), Georges Claude May, Henriette (active 1764-1778), Isabelle d'Ivernois Guyenet Mme. (1735-1797), J. Chamberlain, Jean Jacques François Lebarbier (1738-1826), Jean Lerond d' Alembert, Jean Michel Moreau (1741-1814), Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Jean-Jacques (1712-1778) Rousseau
Time
18th century, To 1800, Early works to 1800, Ouvrages avant 1800, jin dai, 1763-1796, 17th century, 1815 - 1931, 18e siècle, 18rh century, 20th century, l8ème siècle

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  • Introduction & Notes by C.E. Vaughan Jean Jacques Rousseau
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