Rousseau, Robespierre and English Romanticism

by Gregory Dart

Book Overview

This book reopens the question of Rousseau's influence on the French Revolution and on English Romanticism, by examining the relationship between his confessional writings and his political theory. Gregory Dart argues that by looking at the way in which Rousseau's writings were mediated by the speeches and actions of Robespierre, we can gain a clearer and more concrete sense of the legacy he left to English writers. He shows how the writings of Godwin,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521020395
• ISBN13: 9780521020398
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"