The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 06 by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 06" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is part of an autobiography completed in 1769 but published posthumously in 1782 and 1789. This groundbreaking work chronicles fifty-three years of Rousseau's life through his worldly experiences and personal feelings rather than religious reflection. Rousseau candidly reveals his most shameful moments, including theft, betrayal, and abandoning his five children. The work pioneered a new form of autobiography that influenced writers like Goethe and Wordsworth, though historians debate its factual accuracy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778
Title The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 06
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_(Rousseau)
Credits Produced by David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 49.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778
Subject Authors, French -- 18th century -- Biography
Category Text
eBook-No. 3906
Release Date
Last Update Jan 9, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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