Emile is the canvas on which Rousseau tried to paint all of the soul's acquired passions and learning in such a way as to cohere with man's natural wholeness. It is a Phenomenology of the Mind posing as …

Pestalozzi of Zurich, one of the foremost educators of modern times, also found his whole life transformed by the reading of "Emile," which awoke in him the genius of a reformer.

Sometimes Emile receives notes of invitation from his father or mother, his relations or friends; he is invited to a dinner, a walk, a boating expedition, to see some public entertainment.

While "Emile" is indeed a seminal work on education, it was actually written by the Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Holt, Rinehart, and Winston may simply be the publisher …

"Emile" is Rousseau's illustrative work in the field of education. This is a philosophical novel education monograph, divided into 5 volumes. In this work, Rousseau described himself as an ideal teacher …

Let Emile run about barefoot all the year round, upstairs, downstairs, and in the garden. Far from scolding him, I shall follow his example; only I shall be careful to remove any broken glass.

Emile consists of a series of stories, and its teaching comes to light only when one has grasped each of these stories in its complex detail and artistic unity.