This essay explores the coherency of Rousseau’s work as a whole. It makes the case for a constant presence of goodness and the self and, at the same time, a strong negativity associated with the “other” and with “time”. This tension becomes the rhythm of a certain philosophy of happiness, in which language is able to turn shadows into a play of light and dark.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-8124-0777-2
EAN:9782812407772
ISSN: 2104-6395
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-3958-2
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 10-09-2012
Language: French
Keyword: Malédiction du temps, relation aux autres, pouvoir de la mère, mythe de l’origine, Rousseau l’étranger, magie de l’écriture
