Author: Christophe de Beaumont
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Languages : fr
Pages : 20
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Mandement de Monseigneur l'archevêque de Paris ([i.e.] Christophe de Beaumont), portant condamnation d'un livre qui a pour titre: Emile, ou de l'Education, par J.J. Rousseau, Citoyen de Genève
Author: Christophe de Beaumont
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Languages : fr
Pages : 20
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Publisher:
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Languages : fr
Pages : 20
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Mandement de Monseigneur l'archevêque de Paris ([i.e.] Christophe de Beaumont), portant condamnation d'un livre qui a pour titre: Emile, ou de l'éducation, par J.J. Rousseau, citoyen de Genève, à Amsterdam, chez Jean Néaulme, libraire, 1762
Author: Christoph von Beaumont
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Languages : fr
Pages : 20
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Languages : fr
Pages : 20
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Mandement de monseigneur l'archevesque de Paris
Author: Christophe de Beaumont
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Languages : fr
Pages : 143
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Languages : fr
Pages : 143
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Narcissus, Or the Lover of Himself
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Publisher: Contra Mundum Press
ISBN: 9781940625133
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Narcissus, or The Lover of Himself is a play of staggering mediocrity. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, better known as a social thinker than as a playwright, claims to have written it as a young man of eighteen, some twenty years before it was performed for King Louis XV on December 18, 1752. It flopped and never saw the stage again in Rousseau's lifetime. In his preface to the play, penned after its failed production, Rousseau avows that he kept himself from publishing it for as long as he held onto some regard for his reputation as an author. This is a fairly measured judgment, for a work the caliber of Narcissus would certainly not bolster Rousseau's status. The plot, characters, language, and comedic elements come off as weak or incomplete. Hence, the reader (or spectator) could understandably question the play's merits, and the need to publish it. But had Narcissus never been, neither would its preface. This afterthought, two decades in the making, becomes, in many ways, a much more interesting opening act to the comedy that follows. It is rich in philosophy and criticism, madly buzzing with paranoia, and surprisingly convincing in its proposition that the arts and sciences, the pursuit of knowledge, the cultivation of letters, and all the trappings of civilization are destructive forces, harmful to man's morality. It is an apology for having experimented with writing literature in his foolish youth and, at the same time, a justification for the existence of his art. The preface, in which he writes, "I must, despite my reluctance, speak of myself," is fully narcissistic. Peering over Rousseau's shoulder, we, too, see his reflection: a man with reason on his side, standing against his enemies, his age, and, indeed, the world. Daniel Boden's translation of Narcissus and its preface is true to the voice, times, and incongruities of Rousseau. In the afterword that crowns this edition, Simon Critchley situates the play and preface in their historical context, makes connections to other works by Rousseau, comments on the philosophy put forward in the preface, reflects on what brings the classics to the stage, and proposes, quite simply, that theater is narcissism.
Publisher: Contra Mundum Press
ISBN: 9781940625133
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Narcissus, or The Lover of Himself is a play of staggering mediocrity. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, better known as a social thinker than as a playwright, claims to have written it as a young man of eighteen, some twenty years before it was performed for King Louis XV on December 18, 1752. It flopped and never saw the stage again in Rousseau's lifetime. In his preface to the play, penned after its failed production, Rousseau avows that he kept himself from publishing it for as long as he held onto some regard for his reputation as an author. This is a fairly measured judgment, for a work the caliber of Narcissus would certainly not bolster Rousseau's status. The plot, characters, language, and comedic elements come off as weak or incomplete. Hence, the reader (or spectator) could understandably question the play's merits, and the need to publish it. But had Narcissus never been, neither would its preface. This afterthought, two decades in the making, becomes, in many ways, a much more interesting opening act to the comedy that follows. It is rich in philosophy and criticism, madly buzzing with paranoia, and surprisingly convincing in its proposition that the arts and sciences, the pursuit of knowledge, the cultivation of letters, and all the trappings of civilization are destructive forces, harmful to man's morality. It is an apology for having experimented with writing literature in his foolish youth and, at the same time, a justification for the existence of his art. The preface, in which he writes, "I must, despite my reluctance, speak of myself," is fully narcissistic. Peering over Rousseau's shoulder, we, too, see his reflection: a man with reason on his side, standing against his enemies, his age, and, indeed, the world. Daniel Boden's translation of Narcissus and its preface is true to the voice, times, and incongruities of Rousseau. In the afterword that crowns this edition, Simon Critchley situates the play and preface in their historical context, makes connections to other works by Rousseau, comments on the philosophy put forward in the preface, reflects on what brings the classics to the stage, and proposes, quite simply, that theater is narcissism.
Voltaire's Marginalia on the Pages of Rousseau
Author: George Remington Havens
Publisher: Ardent Media
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : fr
Pages : 208
Book Description
These marginal notes, by one man of genius on the work of another, touch upon nearly all of the most important phases of Rousseau's thought & many of those of Voltaire.
Publisher: Ardent Media
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : fr
Pages : 208
Book Description
These marginal notes, by one man of genius on the work of another, touch upon nearly all of the most important phases of Rousseau's thought & many of those of Voltaire.
A Complete Dictionary of Music
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Registers of the French Churches of Bristol, Stonehouse, and Plymouth
Author: Charles Edmund Lart
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Category : Bristol (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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Category : Bristol (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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Huguenot Pedigrees
Author: Charles Edmund Lart
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Category : French
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Category : French
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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CRITICAL HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
Author: RICHARD. SIMON
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ISBN: 9781033286210
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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ISBN: 9781033286210
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Pages : 0
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The Art Of Speaking
Author: Bernard Lamy
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781017273922
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781017273922
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.