Synopses & Reviews
In this second volume of the unparalleled exposition of Rousseau's life and works, Cranston completes and corrects the story told in Rousseau's
Confessions, and offers a vivid, entirely new history of his most eventful and productive years.
"Luckily for us, Maurice Cranston's The Noble Savage: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1754-1762 has managed to craft a highly detailed account of eight key years of Rousseau's life in such a way that we can both understand and even, on occasion, sympathize."and#8212;Olivier Bernier, Wall Street Journal
Maurice Cranston (1920-1993), a distinguished scholar and recipient of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his biography of John Locke, was professor of political science at the London School of Economics. His numerous books include The Romantic Movement and Philosophers and Pamphleteers, and translations of Rousseau's The Social Contract and Discourse on the Origins of Inequality.
Synopsis
PrefaceIntroduction1. Paris2. The Hermitage3. Sophie4. Montlouis5. An Even and Tranquil Life6. At the Chateau7. Emile8. Montlouis Restored9. The Year of Julie10. Censorship11. Two Social Contracts12. BanishmentList of Principal Abbreviations Used in the NotesNotes Index
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-392) and index.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Paris
2. The Hermitage
3. Sophie
4. Montlouis
5. An Even and Tranquil Life
6. At the Chandacirc;teau
7. andeacute;mile
8. Montlouis Restored
9. The Year of Julie
10. Censorship
11. Two Social Contracts
12. Banishment
List of Principal Abbreviations Used in the Notes
Notes
Index