Rousseau and the Women He Loved (Paperback)

1908. The biography of French philosopher, social and political theorist, musician, botanist, and one of the most eloquent writers of the Age of Enlightenment. The first woman to have a profound influence on his life and writings was Madame Louise de Warens, a wealthy and charitable woman, to whom he became secretary and companion to when he was sixteen. Partial Contents: The fugitive; Character of Isaac Rousseau; The legendary Madame de Warens; M. de Warens' account of his wife's flight; Arrival of Jean-Jacques at Annecy; Back at Annecy; Waiting for something to turn up; Claude Anet; Madame de Warens and the adventurers; Jean-Jacque at Les Charmettes; Alone at Les Charmettes; Jean-Jacques' relations with Madame de Warens; At Venice; Jean-Jacques thrown over by Mesdames de Beuzenval and de Broglie; Jean-Jacques and Therese send their children to the Foundling Hospital; Jean-Jacques sets up housekeeping with Therese and her mother; The discourse on the arts and sciences; At Geneva; Why Jean-Jacques did not remain at Geneva; Sophie, Comtesse d'Houdetot; Madame d'Houdetot at Eaubonne; Madame d'Houdetot talks to Jean-Jacques about Saint-Lambert; The philosophers laugh at Jean-Jacques; Madame d'Epinay's visit to Geneva; Peace after storm; Madame de Luxembourg; Jean-Jacques at work; Le Contrat Social; The beginning of persecution; At Motiers; Death of Madame de Warens; Jean-Jacques seeks shelter in the Ile de Saint-Pierre; Symptoms of insanity; Hume's candid opinion of Jean-Jacques; Jean-Jacques' madness; Life at Bourgoin; Back in Paris; Last years in Paris; and Failure of the coup de theatre.