The Confessions (Penguin Classics)

The Confessions (Penguin Classics)

Widely regarded as the first modern autobiography, The Confessions is an astonishing work of acute psychological insight. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) argued passionately against the inequality he believed to be intrinsic to civilized society. In his Confessions he relives the first fifty-three years of his radical life with vivid immediacy - from his earliest years, where we can see the source of his belief in the innocence of childhood, through the development of his philosophical and political ideas, his struggle against the French authorities and exile from France following the publication of Emile. Depicting a life of adventure, persecution, paranoia, and brilliant achievement, The Confessions is a landmark work by one of the greatest thinkers of the Enlightenment, which was a direct influence upon the work of Proust, Goethe and Tolstoy among others.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Classics
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780140440331
Model 9780140440331
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1953-08-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140440331

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Classics
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780140440331
Model	9780140440331
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	1953-08-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140440331

The Confessions (Penguin Classics)

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