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5.0 von 5 Sternen
Magnifique, 30. Mai 2000
Very entertaining journey into the life of Rousseau. I can(and I think most people would) identify with a great deal of what Rousseau says. Granted, some of Rousseau's confessions are a bit bizarre, but considering how decadent most "literature" is these days, you shouldn't be too appalled. Despite Rousseau's occasional lapses, his insights into human nature are certainly worth a look, whether or not you ultimately agree with them. At any rate, the Oxford World Classic series, is once again, your best bet as far as translations are concerned. Very helpful notes at the back of the book explain obscure allusions and correct the record of Rousseau's life(he is not entirely accurate).
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My own confesssion, 23. Juni 1997
Von Ein Kunde
Rousseau's Confessions had been on my book shelf for at least two years before I got motivated to read it. I had started it a few times, but never got beyond the first chapter. I read quite alot, though, and the Confessions seemed to pop up everywhere, in History, Philosophy, and especially in articles on influences in Literature. Flipping through it, it seemed dry and the passages boring and out-of date. But I told myself I must read it, if only to better understand the references that kept drawing from it.
Once I got past the first chapter, I found I simply could not put it down. Admittedly, I had the extra advantage of knowing alot about the period in history and the life of Rousseau himself, but that wasn't the magic of the book. It was Rousseau himself who seemed to come alive through the pages. The tortured honesty on every page which excited and shocked me kept me up late every night until I was finished. There were times I simply had to put the book down, catch my breath a little, and think, "Oh My God! I can't believe it!" After, I realized I had finished one of the best reading experiences of my life. It ranked right up there with "The Red and The Black", "Les Mis", "Crime and Punishment" and "Anna Karenina". This book will live through the ages, I had read a hundred times but dismissed it. I only hope you are more trustful than I.
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A startlingly honest, 28. Juni 1996
Von Ein Kunde
I'm thrilled to see Amazon books' celebration of Rousseau's
birthday because his writings not only transformed
Enlightenment thought, but also prefigured the emergence of
Romanticism in the nineteenth century. But Rousseau's Confessions
is not just a work for historians. This work is stunning in
its honesty, even to a jaded twentieth-century reader. The
psychological insight is remarkable: As the narrative
progresses, Rousseau's suspicious nature moves into a
chilling paranoia, yet one cannot help but feel compassion
for such a brilliant and beleagered man. Even paranoids
have enemies, and Rousseau certainly had plenty, and his
Confessions provide an insiders view of the Enlightenment,
with all the rivalries and quarrels.
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