Réception et interprétation du roman Julie ou La Nouvelle Héloïse de Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Reception and interpretation of the novel Julie or the New Héloïse by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Summary/Abstract: The influence of the novel Julie or the New Heloise (1761) by Jean-JacquesRousseau is extremely high not only at its publication but also along thetime, which is also expressed in translations in almost all languages. Itcorresponds to public expectations and marks a turning point in the historyof mentalities. It inspires the desire for simple and rustic life, the love oforder and economy, the hatred of vice, the heroism of sacrifice for familyvirtues. Its fundamental ambiguity allows it to act both by reason and bythe heart. Critics refuse to see in the novel the simple illustration orapplication of Rousseau’s ideas about happiness, love, virtue, friendship,nature, children’s education, housekeeping. They present it in its literarydimensions.

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