Julie, or the New Heloise - Letters of Two Lovers Who Live in a Small Town at the Foot of the Alps by Jean Vache, Jean-jacques Rousseau, Philip Stewart (Paperback, 1997)
An elegant translation of one of the most popular novels of its time. Rousseau's great epistolary novel, Julie, or the New Heloise, has been virtually unavailable in English since 1810. In it, Rousseau reconceptualized the relationship of the individual to the collective and articulated a new moral paradigm. The story follows the fates and smoldering passions of Julie d'Etange and St. Preux, a one-time lover who re-enters Julie's life at the invitation of her unsuspecting husband, M. de Wolmar. The complex tones of this work made it a commercial success and a continental sensation when it first appeared in 1761, and its embodiment of Rousseau's system of thought, in which feelings and intellect are intertwined, redefined the function and form of fiction for decades. As the characters negotiate a complex maze of passion and virtue, their purity of soul and honest morality reveal, as Rousseau writes in his preface, the subtleties of heart of which this work is full. A comprehensive introduction and careful annotations make this novel accessible to contemporary readers, both as an embodiment of Rousseau's philosophy and as a portrayal of the tension and power inherent in domestic life.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of New England
ISBN-13
9780874518252
eBay Product ID (ePID)
86643209
Product Key Features
Book Title
Julie, or the New Heloise - Letters of Two Lovers Who Live in a Small Town at the Foot of the Alps
Author
Jean Vache, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philip Stewart
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Books
Publication Year
1997
Number of Pages
760 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
236mm
Item Width
164mm
Item Weight
1084g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jean Vache, Philip Stewart, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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