Jean-Jacques: The Early Life and Work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1754 - Tapa blanda

Cranston, Maurice

 
9780226118628: Jean-Jacques: The Early Life and Work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1754
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ISBN 10: 0226118622 ISBN 13: 9780226118628
Editorial: University of Chicago Press, 1991

Sinopsis

In the first volume of his trilogy, noted political philosopher Maurice Cranston draws from original manuscript sources to trace Rousseau's life from his birth in provincial obscurity in Geneva, through his youthful wanderings, to his return to Geneva in 1754 as a celebrated writer and composer.

"[An] admirable biography which is as meticulous, calm, reasonable, and judicious as its subject is passionate and tumultuous."—Keith Michael Baker, Washington Post Book World

"The definitive biography, as scholarly as it is entertaining."—The Economist

"Exceptionally fresh . . . . [Cranston] seems to know exactly what his readers need to know, and thoughtfully enriches the background—both physical and intellectual—of Rousseau's youthful peregrinations . . . . He makes the first part of Rousseau's life as absorbing as a picaresque novel. His fidelity to Rousseau's ideas and to his life as it was lived is a triumph of poise."—Naomi Bliven, The New Yorker

"The most outstanding achievement of Professor Cranston's own distinguished career."—Robert Wokler, Times Literary Supplement

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.

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Maurice Cranston (1920-1993) was an English academic, biographer, and intellectual historian. For many years he was a professor of political science at the London School of Economics. He was also a professor of political theory at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.

Cranston's major works include biographies of John Locke, for which he received the 1957 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and Rousseau, Jean-Paul Sartre, and others.

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Editorial
University of Chicago Press
Año de publicación
1991
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0226118622
ISBN 13 
9780226118628
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
390
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ISBN 10:  0393017443 ISBN 13:  9780393017441
Editorial: WW Norton & Co, 1983
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