| La Nouvelle Héloïse: Julie, or the New Eloise Contributor(s): McDowell, Judith H. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0271006021 ISBN-13: 9780271006024 Publisher: Penn State University Press OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 67027114 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.08" W x 9.14" (1.30 lbs) 428 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This landmark of the romantic movement not only greatly influenced the taste and morality of the eighteenth-century reading public but was also one of the most seminal and widely read literary works of its day. Seventy-two editions of the novel in French appeared between 1761 and 1800, and though Voltaire called its success one of the infamies of the century. It won for Rousseau a place beside the author of Candide as a director of European thought. The plot of the novel is one familiar to all literature; that of a fallen and regenerated woman. The first three parts are devoted to the celebration of the passionate, mutual love of Saint-Preux and Julie; the last three praise Julie's return to virtue as a faithful wife and dedicated mother. Professor McDowell's translation is precise but natural and conveys to the reader the distinctive flavor of Rousseau's style. |
Contributor Bio(s): McDowell, Judith H.: - Judith McDowell is Professor of English at the University of Texas at Arlington. |
