Books of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in order
August 15, 2023 by Mylene in Books in order
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, born in Geneva in 1712, was not educated in the conventional sense of the term. He was an autodidact who educated himself over the years and acquired extensive knowledge. With his “Discourse on the sciences and the arts”, Jean-Jacques Rousseau acquires glory.
The complete list of works by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is listed in chronological order:
Les Muses galantes – 1747
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences (Discours sur les sciences et les art) – 1751
The Village Soothsayer (Le Devin du village) – 1753
Lettre sur la musique française – 1753
Discours sur l’économie politique – 1755
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men (Discours sur l’origine et les fondements de l’inégalité – parmi les hommes) – 1755
Letter to M. D’Alembert on Spectacles (Lettres à d’Alembert) – 1757
Lettre sur les spectacles – 1758
Julie; or, The New Heloise (Julie ou la Nouvelle Héloïse) – 1761
Lettres à Malesherbes – 1762
The Social Contract (Du contrat social) – 1762
Emile, or On Education (Émile ou De l’éducation) – 1762
Pygmalion (Pygmalion) – 1762
Le Lévite d’Éphraïm – 1762
La Profession de foi du vicaire savoyard – 1762
Lettre à Christophe de Beaumont – 1763
Lettres écrites de la montagne – 1764
Dialogues: Rousseau, Judge of Jean-Jacques (Rousseau juge de Jean-Jacques) – 1766
Constitutional Project for Corsica (Projet de constitution pour la Corse) – 1768
Essay on the Origin of Languages (Essai sur l’origine des langues) – 1781
Confessions (Les confessions) – 1782
Reveries of the Solitary Walker (Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire) – 1782
Considerations on the Government of Poland (Considérations sur le gouvernement de Pologne) – 1782
Book lovers
Jean-Jacques Rousseau feels persecuted, being criticized by philosophers and attacked by Voltaire (who makes fun of his theory where society denatures Man). In “The Letters Written from the Mountain” and the “Confessions”, he tries to defend himself and explain himself. The population stoned his house and burned his books after Voltaire stirred them up. He spent the last years of his life in Ermenonville, sick and alone. To find out more, please join our Book Club.
