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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher of the 18th century, whose works influenced the Enlightenment across Europe, changing the development of modern political and educational thought. His 'Confessions', setting the groundwork for the modern autobiography, inspired the late eighteenth century movement of the Age of Sensibility, favouring an increased focus on subjectivity and introspection. This comprehensive eBook presents Rousseau's collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Rousseau's life and works
* Concise introductions to the major texts
* Features rare treatises often missed out of collections
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Includes Rousseau's rare unfinished book REVERIES OF A SOLITARY WALKER - available in no other collection
* Includes Rousseau's great autobiography 'Confessions'
* Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Rousseau's contribution to philosophy, including Irving Babbitt's seminal study
* Features two biographies - discover Rousseau's literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Books
DISCOURSE ON THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
DISCOURSE ON THE ORIGIN AND BASIS OF INEQUALITY AMONG MEN
DISCOURSE ON POLITICAL ECONOMY
ÉMILE, OR ON EDUCATION
THE SOCIAL CONTRACT, OR PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL RIGHT
CONSTITUTIONAL PROJECT FOR CORSICA
CONSIDERATIONS ON THE GOVERNMENT OF POLAND
REVERIES OF A SOLITARY WALKER

The Autobiography
THE CONFESSIONS OF JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU

The Criticism
ROUSSEAU by William Cleaver Wilkinson
ROUSSEAU AND ROMANTICISM by Irving Babbitt
ROUSSEAU by John Cowper Powys
THE RELIGION OF ROUSSEAU by John Middleton Murry
COWPER AND ROUSSEAU by Leslie Stephen
THE ROUSSEAU AFFAIR by Lytton Strachey
ROUSSEAU AND THE SENTIMENTALISTS by James Russell Lowell
ROUSSEAU by George Brandes
ROUSSEAU IN ENGLAND IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY by Edmund Gosse

The Biographies
ROUSSEAU by John Morley
JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU by Hugh Chisholm

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