Enlightenment and political fiction: the everyday intellectual

Don Quixote (1605, 1615), rationality, and forms of government -- Simplicissimus (1668, 1669), religious toleration, and friendship -- Gulliver's travels (1726, amended 1735), science, and social class -- Candide (1759), sexuality, and the modern individual -- The betrothed (1825-1827, 1840-184...

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Main Author: Miller, Cecilia (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York London Routledge 2016
In: Routledge studies in cultural history (45)
Year: 2016
Series/Journal:Routledge studies in cultural history 45
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Enlightenment / Political novel
B Manzoni, Alessandro 1785-1873, I promessi sposi 1
B Voltaire 1694-1778, Candide
B Swift, Jonathan 1667-1745, Gulliver's travels
B Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoffel von 1622-1676, Simplizissimus
B Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 1547-1616, Don Quijote
Further subjects:B Politics and literature (Europe) History 17th century
B Politics and literature (Europe) History 18th century
B Literature and society (Europe) History 18th century
B Enlightenment (Europe)
B Literature and society (Europe) History 17th century
B Fiction 18th century History and criticism
B Reason in literature
B Emotions in literature
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Summary:Don Quixote (1605, 1615), rationality, and forms of government -- Simplicissimus (1668, 1669), religious toleration, and friendship -- Gulliver's travels (1726, amended 1735), science, and social class -- Candide (1759), sexuality, and the modern individual -- The betrothed (1825-1827, 1840-1842), revolution, and the perfectibility of the human mind -- Conclusion
Item Description:Literaturangaben. - Index
ISBN:1138954179