Confessions (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, France or French people, Love or romance, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Romanticism, Switzerland or Swiss people
Critical Evaluation:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau undoubtedly succeeded in his effort to write an autobiography of such character that he could present himself before “the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues.” Rousseau’s revolutionary view of the human psyche led to the flowering of the autobiography as a form of expression. There are few examples before his. Rousseau’s...
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