Letter to d'Alembert and Writings for the Theater

Name: Letter to d'Alembert and Writings for the Theater
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ISBN: 9781584653530

ISBN-10: 1584653531

ISBN-13: 9781584653530

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Allan David Bloom, Charles E. Butterworth, Christopher Kelly, Jean Le Rond d' Alembert

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In 1758, Jean Le Rond d'Alembert proposed the public establishment of a theater in Geneva--and Jean-Jacques Rousseau vigorously objected. Their exchange, collected in volume ten of this acclaimed series, offers a classic debate over the political importance of the arts. As these two leading figures of the Enlightenment argue about censorship, popular versus high culture, and the proper role of women in society, their dispute signals a declaration of war that divided the Enlightenment into contending factions. These two thinkers confront the contentious issues surrounding public support for the arts through d'Alembert's original proposal, Rousseau's attack, and the first English translation…

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List price: $70.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Dartmouth College
Publication date: 1/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 443
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.60" tall
Weight: 1.914
Language: English



Preface


Chronology of Works in Volume 10


Note on the Text


Introduction


Operas, Plays, and Ballets


Iphis


The Discovery of the New World


The Prisoners of War


The Reckless Pledge


Harlequin in Love in Spite of Himself


Narcissus; or, the Lover of Himself


The Death of Lucretia


The Gallant Muses


The Festivals of Ramire


The Village Soothsayer


Pygmalion


Letter to d'Alembert and Related Writings


Geneva: D'Alembert's Article "Geneva"


J. J. Rousseau, Citizen of Geneva, to M. d'Alembert: Letter to d'Alembert on the Theater


Correspondence Relating to the Letter to d'Alembert


Letter of M. d'Alembert to M. J. J. Rousseau: "Letter to J. J. Rousseau" by d'Alembert


"Response to the Anonymous Letter Written by Members of the Legal Profession"


Letter from Julien-David Leroy to Rousseau: "Letter from Leroy"


From Rousseau to Leroy: "Letter from Rousseau to Leroy"


Notes


Index