Love reading.
Rousseau 17 12 was born in a watchmaker's family in Geneva, Switzerland on June 29th. My father is a skilled watchmaker; My mother is the daughter of a priest, quite smart, dignified and virtuous. His mother died in childbirth. He lost his maternal love at birth. He was brought up by his father and aunt. His elder brother, who is seven years older than him, ran away from home and never came back. Without sound training. In this way, he is the only child left at home.
Rousseau knew when he was sensible that he bought it with his mother's life. His young heart is very sad, and he feels his father's love even more. His father likes reading, which is undoubtedly inherited from him. Rousseau's mother left many novels, and his father often read to each other after supper. Every time you finish reading a volume, you won't give up until you finish reading it. Sometimes I watch it all night. Father heard birds chirping in the morning and said shyly, "Let's go to bed. I am simply more naive than you. " In this case, Rousseau studied day after day, and formed the habit of reading invisibly, gradually enriching and nourishing his young mind.
Seven-year-old Rousseau browsed all the books at home. He also went out to borrow books, such as Le Searle's History of the Church and Empire, Boucher's Lecture on the General History of the World, Plutarch's Biography, Nani's History of Venice, and several plays by Murray. Due to the exemplary influence of these historical figures and the inculcation of his father, Rousseau deeply realized the value of free thought and democratic spirit. He not only has his father's patriotic blood, but also follows the example of these great men, and even often compares himself with those figures in history in words and deeds. One day, he told the story of Chivala at the dinner table. All the people present were surprised to see Rousseau step forward and put his hand on the burning fire to perform Chivala's heroic feat. This precocity and precocity is the first manifestation of Rousseau's unique talent.
Make a living independently
Rousseau's happy childhood soon ended. /kloc-when he was 0/3 years old, my uncle decided to send him to study with Mr. Long and work as a lawyer secretary under him, hoping that he could earn some living expenses. However, Rousseau hates this kind of occupation that lacks interest only for making money. The trivial things every day make him dizzy and unbearable. Mr. Ma Si Lang doesn't seem to like Rousseau very much, and often says that he is lazy and stupid. Rousseau couldn't stand the insult and quit his job.
Soon, Rousseau changed careers and became an apprentice to a sculptor. In view of many lessons he learned as a secretary before, he did as required in this new job without complaint. Rousseau likes this kind of work very much, because he likes painting, waving carving knives is also very interesting, and carving parts does not require too high technology, so he hopes to make outstanding achievements in this respect. One day, Rousseau carved knighthoods for some friends in his spare time. When his master found out, he thought he was counterfeiting silver coins and beat him up. In fact, Rousseau was very young at that time and had no idea about silver coins at all. He just made a model of the shape of a coin in ancient Rome. Due to the tyranny of his master, Rousseau felt pain in his favorite job.
Rousseau's life in his master's house was very unhappy, but it restored his long-lost reading habit. This kind of interest was restricted by the environment at that time and could not develop smoothly, but the more restricted it was, the stronger the interest in learning was. There is a bookseller who runs a bookstore nearby. Rousseau often went there, read books, and sometimes even missed his working hours, and was scolded and punished by his master. In less than a year, Rousseau read all the books in this small shop. Influenced by these books, he corrected many childish temper and bad habits. At the same time, invisibly aroused more noble feelings in his heart. He feels that the environment here is not ideal for sculptors, and everything lacks interest and is unbearable. 16 years old, he left the city, believing that he could live independently and dominate everything freely.
Advocating nature
After Rousseau left the city, he met Mrs. Warren through the introduction of friends. He thinks that Mrs. Warren is an ugly doddering old woman, but she is a young woman with a happy face and full of charm. This made him very surprised and excited. It was this lady who influenced his future life.
Rousseau followed Warren's advice and began a long journey. This also suits his long-standing hobby of roaming. He thinks it is a wonderful thing to have the opportunity to climb mountains and the peaks of the Alps at this age. Along the way, Rousseau was in a very happy mood and there was nothing to worry about. Although the journey is short, Rousseau loves natural scenery and enjoys a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery along the way. He pinned his feelings on nature. Although he wandered, he did not feel empty. Everything that caught Rousseau's attention made him feel an intoxicating enjoyment. The magical, colorful and practical beauty of nature deeply influenced Rousseau's outlook on life.
After that, he traveled many times, and both the beautiful scenery on the journey and the rural life still fascinated him. He loves and respects nature. His greatest teacher is not any kind of book, his teacher is' nature'.
Rousseau loved nature since he was a teenager. This kind of enthusiasm, he took pains to imitate and express in his works. Nature permeated his life. He used some sober and attractive characteristics of Mrs Warren to express himself, which made him fall into intense emotions, especially in his later years, making him similar to the great mystic in the East.
Dabble in music
During the period when Rousseau lived in Mrs Warren's house, he felt very satisfied and happy. Mrs Warren has a soft voice and can play the piano. She often taught Rousseau to sing and cultivated Rousseau's interest in music. Later, Rousseau went to the seminary to study, and Mrs. Warren gave him books on music. Besides studying in a seminary, Rousseau often practices singing with his own music score. Mrs. Warren thinks Rousseau is interested in music and talented, and intends to let him develop in the direction of music. She often held some small concerts at home and introduced Rousseau's knowledge to some composers, which made his music level improve continuously. Later, he kept on self-study and Research, and came up with a Simple notation with numbers instead of notes, that is, using numbers 1234567 instead of scales of Do, re, Mi, Fa, So, La and si, and wrote a book with original ideas, Music Score. At the same time, he also wrote a paper on modern music and brought it to Paris as a gift to the Paris Institute of Science and Art. He wanted to take this opportunity to become famous at one fell swoop. At this time, Rousseau's inspiration was like a spring. He wrote an opera called Discovering the New World, which fully demonstrated his creative talent.
Later, Rousseau took the revised manuscript to the Academy of Sciences and read his paper in public. Its concise content effectively attracted the attention of the Committee members and won favorable comments. He thinks his notation is an innovation and reform in the history of music, but the members don't agree with this opinion. After several discussions, they came to a conclusion that Rousseau's notation can be used for singing, but it is not suitable for playing. In order to comfort Rousseau, the Academy of Art presented him with a certificate of commendation. Rousseau failed, but he was not persuaded. After rearranging the manuscript, he found a willing publisher and published it under the title of Modern Music. Rousseau was full of hope that this music book would cause great repercussions, but the sales volume was very poor, which made Rousseau suffer a heavy blow again. Although he was bent on making innovations in music, hoping to inspire music lovers, the effect was not good, except that a few scholars praised him more, which did not produce any big response.
Award-winning thesis
After leaving Mrs. Warren, Rousseau began to fend for himself, working as a tutor, a clerk and a secretary. At the same time, he made friends with a wide range of people, especially the great philosopher Diderot. Because of their common interests and aspirations, they have established a profound friendship. Both of them were keen on academic work, so Diderot and Rousseau and others began to co-edit: an encyclopedia, in which Rousseau was in charge of the music part, was interrupted by Diderot's arrest. Rousseau turned to his friends for help everywhere, hoping to get Diderot out, but with little success.
Rousseau often visited Diderot's prison. 1749 in summer, the weather is very hot. It's a long way from Paris to prison. Rousseau went for a walk to see Diderot, and often took a book with him. When he was tired, he could read. One day, he brought a magazine "French Courier" and suddenly saw a paper by the Dijon Academy of Sciences: "Is the progress of science and art conducive to improving fashion?" When Rousseau saw this topic, he seemed to be shot by all kinds of light, and many energetic thoughts emerged unconsciously from his heart. He suddenly felt suffocated, as if he had seen another universe, and he became another person. In his mind, not only ideas related to the papers of Dijon Academy of Sciences emerged, but also a series of ideas came one after another, impacting him like a big wave. This spiritual shock shows the potential of his insightful thoughts.
Rousseau told it to Diderot. Diderot encouraged Rousseau to continue to develop his ideas and write articles to apply them. Rousseau actively wrote this paper and sent it to Diderot for review. He revised it many times and issued it with the title "On Art and Science". In 1750, he won the first prize of this paper. In this article, he denied the value of art and science, demonstrated it from the opposite side, revealed his distrust and hatred of Paris society, and opposed the fraud hidden in this society. He condemned that science, literature and art were dominated by power.
Hermit works
From 65438 to 0756, 44-year-old Rousseau accepted a gift from a friend-a small country house with beautiful environment, and began his seclusion.
Rousseau's personality is suitable for living in the country. He has lived in Paris for 15 years and is tired of city life. After living in seclusion, he decided not to return to Paris. By this time, Rousseau has become a little famous, so don't worry about the living expenses. He continued to copy the music. Although he can't make much money, he is reliable and self-sufficient. His opera "The Country Prophet" and other works have two francs left, and other works are being sorted out, so that life will not be poor. his