Correspondance complète de Rousseau OnLine. Ralph Leigh’s masterly edition available as an ebook collection for the first time
Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce the launch of Correspondance complète de Rousseau ONLINE in partnership with the Voltaire Foundation, which makes Ralph Leigh’s masterly edition in 52 volumes of Rousseau’s correspondence in the original French-language available as an ebook collection for the first time.
It is the only available set that gathers together all 8,000 letters written to and by one of the most important figures of eighteenth-century intellectual history, as well as the correspondence between third parties relating to the writer and his time. Drafts and copies have been collated against the original manuscripts and all variants reproduced. The extensive annotations identify individuals, events and places, explain the linguistic usages of the eighteenth century, give bibliographical information and clarify obscure allusions.
Browse all the volumes in Correspondance complète de Rousseau ONLINE here:
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What are the benefits to your library?
- Comprehensive: Compiled after 25 years of meticulous research, Ralph Leigh's masterly edition in 52 volumes of Rousseau's correspondence is comprised of 8000 letters.
- Exclusive: The entirety of Rousseau's correspondence is exclusively available to libraries as an ebook collection for the first time.
- Wide-ranging: Correspondences are chronological and chronicle all letters written to and by Rousseau, as well as the correspondence between third parties on a broad range of subjects relating to the philosophe and his time.
- Key volumes: volumes 50, 51 and 52 display indexes for all of Rousseau's correspondences.
- Key Correspondents: include Denis Diderot, Louise-Marie-Madeleine Dupin and David Hume.
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2024 price: £3,000 / US$4,500*
- One-off purchase includes immediate online access to all 52 volumes in the collection.
- Online access will be in perpetuity and there are no annual online hosting fees.
- A 10% discount on the collection is available to those who have an active Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment ONLINE license agreement.
*Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) members: 15% discount on the list price - please visit the SCELC website for further information.
To order directly, request a 30-day free trial or for any queries about the Correspondance complète de Rousseau ONLINE collection, please contact Jessica Thompson at J.Thompson18@liverpool.ac.uk.
Testimonials for the print series
‘The result of exceptional scholarly rigour, this edition, edited by Ralph Leigh, brings into sharp focus the entire work of this major Enlightenment figure. The 7,000 letters to and from Rousseau paint a picture of the life of a most singular author, and reveal his fascinating interior dialogue. With huge research potential, the Correspondance continues to offer new and deeper insights into Rousseau and his time.’
Nathalie Ferrand, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
‘Far more than a collection of letters, this edition holds hugely valuable information about the whole background to Rousseau’s thought, his quarrels, his life: the recipients, those named in the letters, and indeed many others of relevance to the individual letters and to the reception of his work have been exhaustively researched and where necessary, identified. The picture that emerges is far more subtle and complete than has been available before – it extends well beyond the date of his death. The edition is quite simply indispensable for the study of Rousseau and the later 18th century.’
Marian Hobson, Queen Mary, University of London
Eighteenth-Century Studies Collection
The Eighteenth-Century Studies Collection comprises of Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment ONLINE and Correspondance complète de Rousseau ONLINE and is available to libraries for the one-off purchase of £16,650 / $22,050*, with access in perpetuity and no online hosting fees.
*Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) members: 15% discount on the list price - please visit the SCELC website for further information.
To order or if you have any further queries about the Eighteenth-Century Studies Collection, please contact Jessica Thompson at J.Thompson18@liverpool.ac.uk.