The Confessions (Library Edition) ISBN-13: 9781455161522

ISBN-13: 9781455161522

Binding: Audio CD

Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Details: Product Description [Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.][Read by Frederick Davidson] The Confessions is Jean-Jacques Rousseaus landmark autobiography. Both brilliant and flawed, it is nonetheless beautifully written and remains one of the most moving human documents in all of literature. In this work, Rousseau frankly and sincerely settles accounts with himself in an effort to project his true image to the world. In so doing he reveals the details of a man who paid little regard to accepted morality and social conventions. Dr. Johnson may have been correct in saying that Rousseau was a very bad man, but none can argue that his ideas are among the most influential in all of world history. It was Rousseau, the Father of the Romantic Movement, who was responsible for introducing at least two modern day thoughts that pervade academia: (1) Free expression of the creative spirit is more important than strict adhesion to formal rules and traditional procedures, and (2) Man is innately good but is corrupted by society and civilization. Review (Narrator) Davidsons articulate and lightly vocalized rendering is an invaluable help to the listener . . . This audio may be savored over time, and is well worth the effort. Davidsons cultured, ironic tone meshes well with Rousseau canny genius. –Kliatt About the Author JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU (1712-1778) was one of the most influential thinkers during the Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Europe. His works were, and are, widely read, and he has been firmly established as a significant intellectual figure. His works and ideas influenced several noted philosophers and leaders of the French Revolution.

Release Date: 20-08-2012

Package Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.1 x 2.0 inches

Languages: English

Edition: Unabridged LIBRARY

Format: Audiobook