Julio la Nouvelle-Éloise
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Julie, or the New Heloise is an epistolary novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, published in 1761.
The novel tells the story of a love affair between Julie d'Étange, a young woman of noble birth, and Saint-Preux, her tutor, who is of common birth.
Their love is opposed by Julie's father, who has promised her to a wealthy nobleman.
The novel explores themes of love, class, virtue, and society.
It was one of the best-selling books of the 18th century and had a significant impact on the development of romanticism.
The novel tells the story of a love affair between Julie d'Étange, a young woman of noble birth, and Saint-Preux, her tutor, who is of common birth.
Their love is opposed by Julie's father, who has promised her to a wealthy nobleman.
The novel explores themes of love, class, virtue, and society.
It was one of the best-selling books of the 18th century and had a significant impact on the development of romanticism.
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Andrew Billing, "Animal Rhetoric and Natural Science in Eighteenth-century Liberal Political Writing" (Routledge, 2023)
