Rousseau's hand : the crafting of a writer /
"Taking as its point of departure the moral and monetary economy of crafsmanship in eighteenth-century Switzerland, this ... study shows how family tradition and his own unfinished apprenticeship to an engraver led Rousseau to a radical questioning of central issues of the day, particularly in...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | "Taking as its point of departure the moral and monetary economy of crafsmanship in eighteenth-century Switzerland, this ... study shows how family tradition and his own unfinished apprenticeship to an engraver led Rousseau to a radical questioning of central issues of the day, particularly in light of the moral utilitarianism of his age. Rousseau's hand highlights the vital place of handwork in the artistic and social writings of his middle years -- from novels and plays to treatises and other forms of discourse -- illuminating many matters traditionally seen as inconsistencies in his oeuvre as a whole."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (238 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191506758 0191506753 |
