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Persuad� qu'il est victime d'un vaste complot obscure et que ses ennemis cherchent � d�truire son oeuvre en publiant sous son nom des textes dont il n'est pas l'auteur, Rousseau �crit ce long travail d'apologie pendant la p�riode de 1772 � 1776. Il se constitue � la fois juge, avocat et partie et met en sc�ne un proc�s imaginaire sur sa personne et son travail. Structur� en trois dialogues, son plaidoyer oppose deux personnages : un � Rousseau �, qu'il ne faut pas confondre avec l'auteur, mais qui conna�t parfaitement ses �crits et un � Fran�ais �, porte-parole na�f de toutes les calomnies qui circulent au sujet du d�nomm� � Jean-Jacques �, tiers absent et unique objet de ces d�bats...