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