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1868 – 1918, French
Cyrano de Bergerac
Translated and Edited with an Introduction
and Notes by Carol Clark
Presented in an elegant new translation,
this comic adventure about a quickwitted
swashbuckler whose nose is as
big as his heart continues to be popular
for its dramatic power and, above all, its
magnetic hero.
208 pp. 978-0-14-044968-6 $12.00
JeaN-JacQues rousseau
1712 – 1778, swiss-French
The Confessions
Translated with an Introduction by
J. M. Cohen
The posthumously published Confessions,
which describes the first fifty-three years
of the author’s life with a refreshing
frankness, has left an indelible imprint
on the thought of successive generations,
influencing, among others, Proust,
Goethe, and Tolstoy.
608 pp. 978-0-14-044033-1 $14.00
A Discourse on Inequality
Translated and Annotated with an
Introduction and Notes by
Maurice Cranston
The most influential of Rousseau’s
writings, the “Second Discourse” set
forth a theory of human evolution that
prefigured the discoveries of Darwin,
revolutionized the study of anthropology
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and linguistics, and made a seminal
contribution to political and social
thought—leading to both the French
Revolution and the birth of social science.
208 pp. 978-0-14-044439-1 $9.95
Reveries of the Solitary Walker
Translated with an Introduction by
Peter France
Ten meditations written in the two years
before Rousseau’s death in 1778 provide
an excellent introduction to the thinker’s
complex world, expressing in its full force
the agony of isolation and alienation.
160 pp. 978-0-14-044363-9 $12.00
The Social Contract
Translated with an Introduction by
Maurice Cranston
The Social Contract describes the basic
principles of democratic government,
stressing that law is derived from the will
of the people.
192 pp. 978-0-14-044201-4 $9.00
See The Portable Enlightenment Reader.