Title: Jean-Jacques
First published: 1983
Description: In the first volume of his trilogy, noted political philosopher Maurice Cranston draws from original manuscript sources to trace Rousseau's life from his birth in provincial obscurity in Geneva, through his youthful wanderings, to his return to Geneva in 1754 as a celebrated writer and composer.
Subjects: Philosophers, French Authors, Authors, French, Biography, Artists, france, Painters, france, Rousseau, jean-jacques, 1712-1778, Critique et interprétation, Authors, biography, Philosophers, biography, France, biography
Places: France
People: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
Time periods: 18th century