North Block Senate House, London, Grande-Bretagne
Enlightenment, Revolution, Romanticism
From the moment Rousseau first came to prominence in France, in the 1750s, his writings aroused interest in England. The publication of La Nouvelle Héloise , Emile and (after his death) his Confessions , attracted a wide readership. His reputation was then further enhanced (or vilified) by the association of his ideas with the French Revolution. This conference examines the remarkable variety of British reactions to his life and writings, both during his lifetime and among the next two generations.
9.30 Registration
10.00 John Hope Mason, 'Rousseau in England, 1766-67′
10.15 David Edmonds, 'Rousseau & Hume'
11.00 Tea / Coffee
11.30 Iain Hampsher-Monk, 'Rousseau and Burke'
12.15 Douglas Hedley, 'Rousseau and Coleridge'
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Sarah Hutton, 'Bluestocking Rousseau'
2.15 Barbara Taylor, 'Rousseau and Mary Wollstonecraft'
3.00Ed Duffy, 'Rousseau and Shelley'
3.45 Tea / Coffee
4.15 Gregory Dart, 'Rousseau and Hazlitt'
5.00Close
Please note change of Venue: 3rd Floor, North Block Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU
Organisers: Sarah Hutton ( s.hutton@mdx.ac.uk
& John Hope Mason ( johnhopemason@britishlibrary.net
