THE REVERIES OF THE SOLITARY WALKER
(2 manuscripts)
NEUCHÂTEL MANUSCRIPT
Description
Ms. R. 78. Paper. 140 pp., 16.8 x 10.7-10.9 cm. Paris 1776-1778.
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Presentation of content
Neat autograph copy of the first seven Promenades (out of the ten included in the edited text), with a few passages crossed out and crossed out. Each notebook consists of 12 bifolia. Pages numbered by Rousseau from 1 to 83, then from 84 and following. by Th. Dufour.
In Les Rêveries , Rousseau carries out a final work of introspection, in the form of meditations and philosophical reflections, which he himself describes as an appendix to his Confessions . In the Fifth Walk, he describes with nostalgia the moments of solitary happiness spent on the island of Saint-Pierre, in Lake Biel. Rousseau's final text, Les Rêveries , was recovered on the philosopher's death by his friend and publisher, Pierre-Alexandre DuPeyrou (1729-1794) from Neuchâtel. The latter bequeathed the manuscript by will to the Library of Neuchâtel in 1794.
Bibliography
Dufour Théophile, Bibliographic research on the printed works of J.-J. Rousseau , second volume, Paris 1925, p. 185-186, with corrections by Claire Rosselet. See standard description.
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How to cite
Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel Public and University Library, Ms. R 78: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Reveries of the Solitary Walker (https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/fr/list/one/bpun/R0078).
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Origin and rights
Neuchâtel Public and University Library, Creative Commons license ( terms of use ).
NOTE IN PENCIL APPENDED TO THE DRAFT OF REVERIES
Description
Ms. R 79bis. Paper · 1 f. 7.8 x 23 cm [1776-1778?].
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Presentation of content
Notes in pencil in the margin of a printed page, found in the cover of the draft of Les Rêveries (Promenades 8 to 10).
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How to cite
Neuchâtel, Public and University Library of Neuchâtel, Ms. R 79bis: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Note in pencil appended to the draft of the Rêveries (https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/fr/list/one/bpun/R0079bis).
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Origin and rights
Neuchâtel Public and University Library, Creative Commons license ( terms of use ).