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OverviewRenowned for his influence as a political philosopher, a writer, and an autobiographer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau is known also for his lifelong interest in music. He composed operas and other musical pieces, invented a system of numbered musical notation, engaged in public debates about music, and wrote at length about musical theory. Critical analysis of Rousseau's work in music has been principally the domain of musicologists, rarely involving the work of scholars of political theory or literary studies. In Rousseau Among the Moderns, Julia Simon puts forth fresh interpretations of The Social Contract, the Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, and the Confessions, as well as other texts. She links Rousseau's understanding of key concepts in music, such as tuning, harmony, melody, and form, to the crucial problem of the individual's relationship to the social order. The choice of music as the privileged aesthetic object enables Rousseau to gain insight into the role of the aesthetic realm in relation to the social and political body in ways often associated with later thinkers. Simon argues that much of Rousseau's ""modernism"" resides in the unique role that he assigns to music in forging communal relations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Julia SimonPublisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780271059594ISBN 10: 0271059591 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 15 April 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments A Note on the Text Introduction 1 Performance, Rhythm, and the Constitution of Community 2 Singing Democracy: Music and Politics 3 Rameau and Rousseau on Absolute and Relative Value: The Theory/Practice Problem 4 Folk Music: Authenticity, Primitivism, and the Uses of Roots Music 5 Rousseau and Aesthetic Modernity: Music’s Power of Redemption Conclusion: Rousseau Sings the Blues Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsJulia Simon's Rousseau Among the Moderns is a fabulous book that adds something new and important to the field of Rousseau studies. In the past two decades or so, a number of studies have attempted to bridge a long-standing critical gulf between Rousseau's literary works and his social theory, Simon's included. But hers is perhaps the first study to integrate what are already interdisciplinary readings of works such as The Social Contract, the Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, and Julie with Rousseau's considerable writing about music. --Patrick Riley, Colgate University Author InformationJulia Simon is Professor of French at the University of California, Davis. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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