Julie, or the New Eloise

Find this book in a library La Nouvelle Héloïse Julie, or the New Eloise Jean-Jacques Rousseau Translated by Judith H. McDowell 1986 6 x 9 | 432 pages Comparative Literature, Political Theory, Political Philosophy Paperback: $25.00 ISBN-10: 0-271-00602-1 ISBN-13: 978-0-271-00602-4 This landmark of the romantic movement not only greatly influenced the taste and morality of the eighteenth-century reading public but was also one of the most seminal and widely read literary works of its day. Seventy-two editions of the novel in French appeared between 1761 and 1800, and though Voltaire called its success one of the infamies of the century. It won for Rousseau a place beside the author of Candide as a director of European thought. The plot of the novel is one familiar to all literature; that of a fallen and regenerated woman. The first three parts are devoted to the celebration of the passionate, mutual love of Saint-Preux and Julie; the last three praise Julie´s return to virtue as a faithful wife and dedicated mother. Professor McDowell´s translation is precise but natural and conveys to the reader the distinctive flavor of Rousseau´s style.