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Originally published in 1782. Like the Confessions, the Reveries of a Solitary Walker is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Published posthumously in 1782, the Reveries is a collection of ten books, or “walks,” that describe Rousseau’s wanderings around Paris during the solitary end of his life. Descriptive and ...
Summary: Reveries of a Solitary Walker is an autobiographical essay written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in 1782. It is a collection of ten walks that Rousseau took around Lake Geneva before his death. The work, which was published posthumously, is a reflection of Rousseau’s thoughts on nature, society, and human existence.
Transcribers note: The text of The Reveries of The Solitary Walker is included in The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Third Edition, Volume II, pp187-380, published in 1796. The text of the "Confessions" is not included in this present ebook, but is available from Project Gutenberg. The "Reveries" do not appear to be at Project Gutenberg, hence ...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Hackett Publishing, Jan 1, 1992 - Philosophy - 266 pages. First published posthumously in 1782 from an unfinished manuscript, The Reveries of the Solitary Walker continues Rousseau's exploration of the soul in the form of a final meditation on self-understanding and isolation. This accurate and graceful translation by ...
Reveries of the Solitary Walker. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a paradoxical thinker, a key source both of the radical political program of the French Revolution and of the romantic movement’s rejection of city life and civic engagement in favor of nature, solitude, and simplicity. Rousseau the solitary dreamer is most on display in his last book ...
Reveries of the Solitary Walker is Rousseau's last great work, the product of his final years of exile from the society that condemned his political and religious views. Returning to Paris the philosopher determines to keep a faithful record of the thoughts and ideas that come to him on his perambulations. Part reminiscence, part reflection ...
Books. Reveries of the Solitary Walker. Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Penguin Publishing Group, Nov 22, 1979 - Biography & Autobiography - 154 pages. 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 ...
