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Essay on the Origin of Languages and Writings Related to Music: 7 (The Collected Writings of Rousseau) - Hardcover
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.
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"The volume shows that his work on music is not a by-way but belongs to the mainstream of his thought. For Rousseau, the volume shows, music is inseperable from the distinctive expressions of different human cultures and gives voice to the moral passions of the people. A brief but informative survey of the writings provides an excellent introduction to the substance of the volume . . . Invaluable to all serious students of Rousseau." --Choice
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JOHN T. SCOTT, Assistant Professor of Political Science and in the Honors College, University of Houston, is currently completing a book on Rousseau's political theory.
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- PublisherDartmouth College Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0874518393
- ISBN 13 9780874518399
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages656
- EditorScott John T.
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