The Confessions
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One of the most celebrated autobiographies in Western literature, The Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau stands as a landmark work of self-examination and philosophical candour. Written in the final years of his life and published posthumously, Rousseau chronicles his life from earliest childhood through to maturity with a disarming, often shocking degree of honesty. The work argues passionately for the innate goodness of human nature while unflinchingly detailing the author's own contradictions, failures, and transgressions. Rousseau's prose is by turns tender and provocative, presenting a portrait of a man at war with the society that both formed and rejected him. As the forerunner of modern autobiography and Romantic self-expression, The Confessions remains an essential text in the history of ideas.
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One of the most celebrated autobiographies in Western literature, The Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau stands as a landmark work of self-examination and philosophical candour. Written in the final years of his life and published posthumously, Rousseau chronicles his life from earliest childhood through to maturity with a disarming, often shocking degree of honesty. The work argues passionately for the innate goodness of human nature while unflinchingly detailing the author's own contradictions, failures, and transgressions. Rousseau's prose is by turns tender and provocative, presenting a portrait of a man at war with the society that both formed and rejected him. As the forerunner of modern autobiography and Romantic self-expression, The Confessions remains an essential text in the history of ideas.
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
One of the most celebrated autobiographies in Western literature, The Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau stands as a landmark work of self-examination and philosophical candour. Written in the final years of his life and published posthumously, Rousseau chronicles his life from earliest childhood through to maturity with a disarming, often shocking degree of honesty. The work argues passionately for the innate goodness of human nature while unflinchingly detailing the author's own contradictions, failures, and transgressions. Rousseau's prose is by turns tender and provocative, presenting a portrait of a man at war with the society that both formed and rejected him. As the forerunner of modern autobiography and Romantic self-expression, The Confessions remains an essential text in the history of ideas.
