Confession

Author: [French] Rousseau; Fan Xiqing Li Xing
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Publishing Date: 1999-04-01
Features: "The Confessions" is a result of the intense conflict between a radical popular thinker and the reactionary regime. It is a work by an intellectual from the people who, in the face of feudal autocratic oppression, defends not only his rights and dignity as a human being but more importantly as an ordinary person. It serves as a rebuttal against the persecution and slander of the ruling class. What makes it particularly valuable is that it is filled with the confidence, self-respect, and pride of the people, in short, a high-spirited spirit of the masses. Due to the author's experiences, he is able to present a world of the people in this autobiography, allowing us to see maids, footmen, farmers, small shopkeepers, lower-class intellectuals, and