Jean Starobinski

Jean Starobinski is Professor of the History of Ideas and French Literature at the University of Geneva. His books in English include Blessings in Disguise: Or, the Morality of Evil; The Invention of Liberty, 1700-1789; Montaigne in Motion; Revolution in Fashion: European Clothing, 1715-1815; Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Transparency and Obstruction; A History of Medicine; and The Living Eye.

		Action and Reaction The Life and Adventures of a Couple Jean Starobinski; Translated by Sophie Hawkes Cloth / June 2003 A study of the word pair "action and reaction" embracing philosophy, semantics, literature, and science. Price $35.95 | ADD TO CART
		1789 The Emblems of Reason Jean Starobinski; Translated by Barbara Bray Paper / November 1988 In this classic text on the 18th century and neoclassicism, Jean Starobinski pursues a subtle and brilliant meditation on the connections between art and revolution, comparing the style of the French Revolution as a political event to style in the contemporary visual arts. OUT OF PRINT