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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.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

• Full title: La Nouvelle Heloise
• Subtitle: Julie, or the New Eloise
• Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 428
• EAN: 9780271006024
• ISBN: 9780271006024
• ID: 06347039
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Weight: 596 g
• Dimensions: 225 × 154 × 26 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. March 1987

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