Reveries Of The Solitary Walker
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A cornerstone of autobiographical philosophy, Reveries of the Solitary Walker presents Jean-Jacques Rousseau's final and most intimate work, written in the last years of his life between 1776 and 1778. Structured as ten meditative walks, the text chronicles Rousseau's inner world as he wanders the outskirts of Paris, reflecting on solitude, nature, memory, and the injustices he believed society had inflicted upon him. With a tone that is both deeply personal and universally resonant, it argues that true happiness lies in self-sufficiency and communion with the natural world, making it a precursor to both Romanticism and modern existentialism. This unfinished masterpiece stands as one of the most candid and moving self-portraits in all of Western literature, illuminating a brilliant but tormented mind grappling with its own legacy.
Author: Rousseau
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A cornerstone of autobiographical philosophy, Reveries of the Solitary Walker presents Jean-Jacques Rousseau's final and most intimate work, written in the last years of his life between 1776 and 1778. Structured as ten meditative walks, the text chronicles Rousseau's inner world as he wanders the outskirts of Paris, reflecting on solitude, nature, memory, and the injustices he believed society had inflicted upon him. With a tone that is both deeply personal and universally resonant, it argues that true happiness lies in self-sufficiency and communion with the natural world, making it a precursor to both Romanticism and modern existentialism. This unfinished masterpiece stands as one of the most candid and moving self-portraits in all of Western literature, illuminating a brilliant but tormented mind grappling with its own legacy.