Confessions (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 067940998X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 626 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to alen81. It was a great deal as well as the book. The seller was great and did everything as described. Rousseau's tender underbelly Trish Not quite finished with the book, but I think it is a remarkable glimpse into the inner workings of a brilliant mind. He applies little filter to his basest impulses, yet glosses the immense workload he regularly took on throughout his life. He longs for pure love, yet thinks little about turning over his three. Amazing mind in amazing times Rob T I teach an acting class and as part of it I try to introduce students to great minds and lives of the past they are probably unaware of having been educated in American in the 20th Century. One way I do this is through first person texts. What did that man experience? What did he think? What was his life? Not a
''(Narrator) Davidson's 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. Davidson's cultured, ironic tone meshes well with Rousseau canny genius.'' --Kliatt
But the Confessions is also among the greatest self-portraits in world literature -which suggests, even more than the impact of Rousseau's thought, the extent to which the very high opinion he had of himself was ultimately justified.(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed). This is reason enough to draw attention to his startlingly alive autobiography. Rousseau's ideas have influenced almost every major political development of the last two hundred years, and are crucial to an understanding of phenomena as diverse as the French Revolution, modern educational theory, and the contemporary environmental movement