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An inquiry into the nature of the social contract, or, Principles of political right. Translated from the French by John James Rousseau

1791 Subjects: Politics and government Forms: Essays Translation Status: Integral, Retranslation English London URL

Authors of source text

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Contributions

uncertainty Anonymous (Elizabeth Ryves)
translator
G.G.J. and J. Robinson (George Robinson)
publisher

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Notes

Biographies of Elizabeth Ryves mention her translation of 'The Social Contract' around the same time. We assume it is this one.

Ryves' preface to her translation of 'A Letter from the Abbé Raynal to the National Assembly of France' (1791, G.G. & J. Robinson) shows that she supported Enlightenment principles, but considered France's current political situation to be a dangerous state of anarchy.

See 'Select Reviews of Literature, and Spirit of Foreign Magazines, Volume 8' (1812).