JOURNAL ARTICLE

Of Love and Music in Book 5 of Rousseau's the Confessions.

  • Published In: Philosophy & Literature, 2023, v. 47, n. 2. P. 265 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Daglier, Üner 3 of 3

Abstract

In book 5 of his historically controversial autobiography, the Confessions , Jean-Jacques Rousseau describes his involvement in a perfectly harmonious ménage à trois centered around the charming Mme. de Warens. Despite his assertions to the contrary, however, the text indicates that Rousseau harbored jealous feelings and banked on Mme. de Warens's passion for music to gain an edge over his rival, Claude Anet. But Rousseau's apparently sincere denial of jealous feelings and lost hold over Mme. de Warens's romantic imagination after Anet's sudden death might have been related to the philosophical life, which often demands and imposes solitude. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Philosophy & Literature. 2023/10, Vol. 47, Issue 2, p265
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0190-0013
  • DOI:10.1353/phl.2023.a913805
  • Accession Number:174179047
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