Synopsis
Rousseau's ideas have influenced almost every major political development of the last two hundred years, and are crucial to an understanding of phenomena as diverse as the French Revolution, modern educational theory, and the contemporary environmental movement. This is reason enough to draw attention to his startlingly alive autobiography. But the Confessions is also among the greatest self-portraits in world literature -which suggests, even more than the impact of Rousseau's thought, the extent to which the very high opinion he had of himself was ultimately justified.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
P.N. Furbank is Visiting Professor in Literature at the Open University and author of E. M. Forster: A Life. Other publications include Samuel Butler: 1835-1902, Italo Svevo: the Man and the Writer, Unholy Pleasures: the Idea of Social Class and (with W. R. Owens) The Canonisation of Daniel Defoe.
From the Inside Flap
deas have influenced almost every major political development of the last two hundred years, and are crucial to an understanding of phenomena as diverse as the French Revolution, modern educational theory, and the contemporary environmental movement. This is reason enough to draw attention to his startlingly alive autobiography. But the Confessions is also among the greatest self-portraits in world literature -which suggests, even more than the impact of Rousseau's thought, the extent to which the very high opinion he had of himself was ultimately justified.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Confessions (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
Seller Image
Confessions: Introduction by P. N. Furbank (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
Seller: Goodwill Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: good. Hardcover Book. Includes dustjacket. Seller Inventory # LACV.067940998X.G
Stock Image
CONFESSIONS ; Book # 84
Published by
Everyman's Library / Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1992
ISBN 10: 067940998X
ISBN 13: 9780679409984
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Falls Bookstore, Readsboro, VT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No Edition Stated. Dark green cloth binding with black title box on spine, gold colored spine print. Green silk marker ribbon. Endpapers each have a l;ight yellow triangle with logo enclosed. Tight, sound and unmarked. 306 pages including section on Biographies. Dust cover is plastic slip-over with a paper half-jacket front panel and flap. Tiny notch in lower edge of front panel. Not price-clipped. Rousseau's "The Social Contract &* The discourses" is our # 10601 Size: 5 1/4 X 8 1/4. Seller Inventory # 010601
Seller Image
Confessions
Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Square and unmarked. Full cloth binding. xli, 306pp. Edited and introduced by P. N. Furbank. In a lightly rubbed dust jacket. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Seller Inventory # 073329
Stock Image
Confessions (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_476437868
Seller Image
Confessions: Introduction by P. N. Furbank (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
Seller: Goodwill of Greater Milwaukee and Chicago, Racine, WI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: acceptable. Book is considered to be in acceptable condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Book may have one or more of the following defects: noticeable wear on the cover dust jacket or spine; curved, dog eared or creased page s ; writing or highlighting inside or on the edges; sticker s or other adhesive on cover; CD DVD may not be included; and book may be a former library copy. Seller Inventory # SEWV.067940998X.A
Stock Image
Confessions
Published by
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1992
ISBN 10: 067940998X
ISBN 13: 9780679409984
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Les Livres des Limbes, Chisseaux, France
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. A ring mark on front otherwise could pass for new. Sewn binding. Green cloth over boards with black title box on spine, gold colored spine print. Green silk marker ribbon. Endpapers each have a light yellow triangle with logo enclosed. Everyman"s Library Classics 84 (first included in 1931). 4th printing (US). Introduction pp ix- xxxiii by P.N. Furbank. Page xxxiv "Note on the text" states in its entirety "The text of the present [1992] edition is, with some changes and emendations, that of the anonymous translation (the first unexpurgated version in English) first published in 1904. The present editor has also combined some of the notes form the 1904 edition with his own. Rousseau's own notes have been distinguished by the symbol '(R)'." Select Bibliography page xxxv. Chronology pp xxxvi - xliii. Text 716 pages + (2). The book is set in Garamond (1922) typography by Peter B. Wilberg. Book design by Barbara de Wilde and Carol Devine Carson. Printed in Germany by GGP Media. Superior production values in an iconic series. Bookstore price sticker on back with no dust jacket as is common with retail editions (dust jackets and glissine covers issued with first printings only or gift editions). Book. Seller Inventory # 14097
Stock Image
Confessions: Introduction by P. N. Furbank (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-067940998X