Confessions
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Confessions is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that candidly recounts his life, thoughts, and experiences, pioneering modern introspective autobiography.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Les Confessions | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
autobiographical book
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literary work ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| aim | to present Rousseau as he is, with all his faults ⓘ |
| author | Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| circulation | posthumous publication of complete text ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| coversPeriodOfLife | from Rousseau’s childhood to his later years ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1782 ⓘ |
| form | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasTitleInFrench |
Confessions
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surface form:
Les Confessions
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| influenced |
Romantic literature
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development of modern autobiography ⓘ personal memoir tradition ⓘ |
| legacy |
key text in the history of autobiography
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model for later confessional writing ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | detailed psychological self-analysis ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| literarySignificance | one of the first major modern autobiographies ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | autodiegetic narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candor about personal life
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pioneering modern introspective autobiography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Rousseau’s broader political and moral thought ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1782–1789 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Emile, or On Education
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Reveries of the Solitary Walker ⓘ The Social Contract ⓘ |
| secondPartPublicationDate | 1789 ⓘ |
| setting |
Geneva
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Paris ⓘ various parts of France and Europe ⓘ |
| structure | twelve books ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
introspective self-examination
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life of Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ personal experiences ⓘ |
| theme |
guilt and remorse
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individual identity ⓘ memory and truth ⓘ self-revelation ⓘ social alienation ⓘ |
| tone |
candid
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introspective ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 18th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Les Confessions