Rousseau, Jean-Jacques: Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Restless Genius.(Brief article)(Book review)

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From: Biography
Date: 20060622
Author:Furbank, P.N.

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Rest Genius. Leo Damrosch. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 566 pp. $30.00.

"Damrosch ... is plainly soaked in Rousseau's letters, and the letters and documents of his friends and enemies, published in R. A. Leigh's magnificent fifty-volume edition. His book, and especially the narrative part is, one might say, in a high state of organization: the narrative has an admirable and flexible rhythm and pace, relevant quotations spring immediately to his hand, and the source referencing is beautifully adapted to the needs of readers. ...

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