Reassessing Rousseau’s Cultural Thought: The Letter to d’Alembert on the Theatre

Matthew Walsh

Abstract


An analysis of Rousseau's cultural and artistic ideas, as taken from the famous Letter to d'Alembert on the Theater.  The relation between art and society is examined in keeping with Rousseau's political thought, and contrasts are drawn with the present Western system of democracy.

Keywords


Rousseau; Letter to d’Alembert; democracy; theater; theatre

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