Reveries of the Solitary Walker

Jean-Jacques Rousseau author Peter France translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:22nd Nov '79

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After a period of forced exile and solitary wandering brought about by his radical views on religion and politics, Jean-Jacques Rousseau returned to Paris in 1770. Here, in the last two years of his life, he wrote his final work, the Reveries. In this eloquent masterpiece the great political thinker describes his sense of isolation from a society he felt had rejected his writings - and the manner in which he has come to terms with his alienation, as he walks around Paris, gazing at plants, day-dreaming and finding comfort in the virtues of solitude and the natural world. Meditative, amusing and lyrical, this is a fascinating exploration of Rousseau's thought as he looks back over his life, searching to justify his actions, to defend himself against his critics and to elaborate upon his philosophy.

ISBN: 9780140443639

Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 9mm

Weight: 124g

160 pages