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Understanding 9/11Confessions, volumes 1 and 2
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LibriVox recording of Confessions, volumes 1 and 2, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Read by Martin Geeson.
“Thus I have acted; these were my thoughts; such was I.”
Rousseau’s lengthy and sometimes anguished dossier on the Self is one of the most remarkable and courageous works of introspection ever undertaken. Some readers may be repelled by his tendency to revel in embarrassing accounts of humiliation and fiasco, as if he were striving too hard to achieve an ultimate nakedness, a nakedness of the soul perhaps. Others may recall the compulsive self-searching of the narrator of Proust’s A la recherche du temps perdu, who also rather dwelt on the co-existence in the individual of the vile and the virtuous.
The two opening volumes of the Confessions, presented in this inevitably censored edition of 1903, deal with the author’s childhood and callow adolescence.
Here he is... (Summary by Martin Geeson)
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Read by Martin Geeson.
“Thus I have acted; these were my thoughts; such was I.”
Rousseau’s lengthy and sometimes anguished dossier on the Self is one of the most remarkable and courageous works of introspection ever undertaken. Some readers may be repelled by his tendency to revel in embarrassing accounts of humiliation and fiasco, as if he were striving too hard to achieve an ultimate nakedness, a nakedness of the soul perhaps. Others may recall the compulsive self-searching of the narrator of Proust’s A la recherche du temps perdu, who also rather dwelt on the co-existence in the individual of the vile and the virtuous.
The two opening volumes of the Confessions, presented in this inevitably censored edition of 1903, deal with the author’s childhood and callow adolescence.
Here he is... (Summary by Martin Geeson)
For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats or languages (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org.
Download M4B Vol 1 (70MB)
Download M4B Vol 2 (74MB)
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professorwilder
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February 19, 2023
Subject: Rousseau Would've Approved.
Subject: Rousseau Would've Approved.
I agree with commenter #2: the reader does a fine job--it's articulate and clear and any awkwardness on the reader's part works perfectly because it matches what he's reading: I'm sure JJ was kind of a weirdo. Good work, well done. I have to admit though, I too was disappointed by the incompletion of the project: it seems so easy to just go back and record and add in what was skipped, right? Why not? I shouldn't complain--I save a LOT of time by finding audiobooks for my college classes and getting my reading done while doing chores, etc. So, really fantastic, super helpful, very clear. No words mispronounced--this is a first, seriously.
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ajcg
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August 26, 2012
Subject: Great reading!
Subject: Great reading!
I don't know about you first reviewer, but I totally loved the reading.
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Martin Geeson
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December 7, 2010
Subject: Candidly...
Subject: Candidly...
My thanks to Alcmaeonid for providing that link. (The Project Gutenberg version I used also claimed to be "complete".) I would undoubtedly switch translations if I carried out my original plan of recording Books 7-12 next year.
However, the snide crack about my voice and suitability has struck to the heart of my self-confidence and made me feel disgusted with the idea. If I were a professional voice artist I would be able to take this in my stride, no doubt.
However, the snide crack about my voice and suitability has struck to the heart of my self-confidence and made me feel disgusted with the idea. If I were a professional voice artist I would be able to take this in my stride, no doubt.
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Alcmaeonid
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December 7, 2010
Subject: Inexplicably they chose an expurgated version for recording
Subject: Inexplicably they chose an expurgated version for recording
Why in this modern age they chose an expurgated version of ''The Confessions'' to record is unfortunate and a mystery. And although I appreciate all the effort that went into this recording it suffers from a melodramatic reading style bogged down by a crusty British accent totally unsuited to the subject matter.
Btw, the unexpurgated edition can be found right here at IA under the title: "The confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau, now for the first time completely translated into English without expurgation (Volume 1) - Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778" - publication date, 1896. URL: http://www.archive.org/details/confessionsofjea01rousuoft
Sorry, I mean no harm but feel compelled to speak candidly.
Btw, the unexpurgated edition can be found right here at IA under the title: "The confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau, now for the first time completely translated into English without expurgation (Volume 1) - Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778" - publication date, 1896. URL: http://www.archive.org/details/confessionsofjea01rousuoft
Sorry, I mean no harm but feel compelled to speak candidly.
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