Emile, or On Education

1762 essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Emile, or On Education
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Emile, or On Education is an education novel [1]. The work also functions as a treatise [1]. It is classified as philosophical fiction [1]. The text falls under the broader categories of fiction [1] and essay [1].

Emile, or On Education

Summary

Emile, or On Education is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (748 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Emile, or On Education authored Jean-Jacques Rousseau[3].
  • Emile, or On Education's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Emile, or On Education's genre is education novel[5].
  • Emile, or On Education's genre is treatise[6].
  • Emile, or On Education's genre is philosophical fiction[7].
  • Emile, or On Education's genre is fiction[8].
  • Emile, or On Education's genre is essay[9].
  • Emile, or On Education's Commons category is recorded as Émile, ou De l'éducation[10].
  • Emile, or On Education's language of work or name is recorded as French[11].
  • Emile, or On Education's country of origin is recorded as Tourcoing[12].
  • Emile, or On Education was released on 1762[13].
  • Emile, or On Education's has edition or translation is recorded as Emile[14].
  • Emile, or On Education's narrative location is recorded as Paris[15].
  • Emile, or On Education's narrative location is recorded as Europe[16].
  • Emile, or On Education's main subject is politics[17].
  • Emile, or On Education's main subject is philosophy[18].
  • Emile, or On Education's main subject is morality[19].
  • Emile, or On Education's main subject is family[20].
  • Emile, or On Education's main subject is sociability[21].
  • Emile, or On Education's main subject is childhood[22].
  • Emile, or On Education's main subject is happiness[23].
  • Emile, or On Education's main subject is education[24].
  • Emile, or On Education's main subject is eating[25].
  • Emile, or On Education's main subject is taste[26].
  • Emile, or On Education's main subject is civilization[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Emile, or On Education authored Jean-Jacques Rousseau[3].

Publication

Emile, or On Education was released on 1762[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as French[11]. Genres include education novel[5], treatise[6], philosophical fiction[7], fiction[8], and essay[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include politics[17], philosophy[18], morality[19], family[20], sociability[21], and childhood[22].

Why It Matters

Emile, or On Education ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (748 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  21. [23] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. data.mimotext.uni-trier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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