Essay on the origin of languages and writings related to music
By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau ; translated and edited by John T. Scott.
Contributors: Scott, John T., 1963-
Series: The collected writings of Rousseau ;; vol. 7
Publisher: University Press of New England; Dartmouth College Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Hanover [N.H.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 610
Subjects: Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764; Music -- France -- 18th century -- History and criticism; Music -- 18th century -- Philosophy and aesthetics; Language and languages -- Origin; Music and language; Guerre des Bouffons
Description: "Jean-Jacques Rousseau the writer-philosopher was a practicing musician and theorist for years before publication of his first Discourse, but scholars have neglected these fertile, inexhaustible ideas because they were either unavailable in a critical edition or viewed as standing outside the aegis of his system of thought." "This graceful translation remedies both those failings by bringing together the Essay with a comprehensive selection of the musical writings. Many of the latter are responses to authors like Rameau, Grimm, and Raynal, and a unique feature of this edition is the inclusion of writings by these authors to help establish the historical and ideological context of Rousseau's writings and the intellectual exchanges of which they are a part."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-603) and index.