Known as the first modern autobiography, the "Confessions" is an amazing work with sharp psychological insight. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) passionately articulated his opposition to the inequality he believed was embedded in civilized society. In the "Confessions," he vividly recounts the first fifty-three years of his radical life – from his early years, where the source of his faith in the innocence of childhood is revealed, to the development of his philosophical and political ideas, his struggle against the French authorities, and his exile from France after the publication of "Emile." Portraying a life of adventure, persecution, paranoia, and brilliant achievements, the "Confessions" are a landmark work of one of the greatest thinkers of the Enlightenment, which had a direct influence on the work of Proust, Goethe, and Tolstoy, among others.

Pages: 608

Dimensions: 13.1x13.1cm