Reveries of the Solitary Walker

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Reveries of the Solitary Walker is a posthumously published autobiographical and philosophical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composed as a series of meditative walks reflecting on his life, society, and nature.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiographical work
book
essay collection
philosophical work
author Jean-Jacques Rousseau
countryOfOrigin France
focusesOn Rousseau's feelings of isolation
Rousseau's later life
Rousseau's relationship with society
genre autobiography
essay
memoir
philosophy
hasPart Eighth Walk
Fifth Walk
First Walk
Fourth Walk
Ninth Walk
Second Walk
Seventh Walk
Sixth Walk
Tenth Walk
Third Walk
influenced Romantic literature
autobiographical writing
modern introspective literature
literaryForm meditative prose
philosophical meditation
mainTheme memory
nature
persecution
self-reflection
society and the individual
solitude
movement Romanticism precursor
narrativeForm first-person narrative
notableFor blend of autobiography and philosophy
defense of solitude
introspective style
numberOfParts 10
originalLanguage French
originalTitle Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire
philosophicalTradition Enlightenment philosophy
publicationStatus posthumous
setting Geneva
Paris
nature walks
structure series of walks
timeOfComposition Rousseau's final years
title Reveries of the Solitary Walker

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