false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177630701m/722065.jpg 722065 26 After a period of forced exile and solitary wandering brought about by his radical views on religion and politics, Jean-Jacques Rousseau returned to Paris in 1770. Here, in the last two years of his life, he wrote his final work, the Reveries. In this eloquent masterpiece the great political thinker describes his sense of isolation from a society he felt had rejected his writings - and the manner in which he has come to terms with his alienation, as he walks around Paris, gazing at plants, day-dreaming and finding comfort in the virtues of solitude and the natural world. Meditative, amusing and lyrical, this is a fascinating exploration of Rousseau's thought as he looks back over his life, searching to justify his actions, to defend himself against his critics and to elaborate upon his philosophy. 332880 book 1927 Reveries of the Solitary Walker (Penguin Classics) total:183|5:44|4:63|3:58|2:15|1:3| 183 679 378 10 5 2 false false Thu Jun 12 06:38:52 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 06:38:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 03 13:43:12 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 13:44:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 03 10:50:49 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 13:26:25 -0700 2009
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