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Possible worlds: the idea of happiness in the utopian vision of Louis-Sébastien Mercier / Riikka Forsström.
Van Pelt Library PQ2007.M6 A6234 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Forsström, Riikka.
- Series:
- Bibliotheca historica (Helsinki, Finland) ; 75.
- Bibliotheca historica, 1238-3503 ; 75
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mercier, Louis-Sébastien, 1740-1814. An deux mille quatre cent quarante.
- Mercier, Louis-Sébastien.
- Mercier, Louis-Sébastien, 1740-1814--Criticism and interpretation.
- Mercier, Louis-Sébastien, 1740-1814.
- Utopias in literature.
- Happiness in literature.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Helsinki : Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2002.
- Summary:
- French writer Mercier (1740-1814) created the first utopian novel set in the remote future in 1770, and continued to embrace the theme in many other works. Forsstom, in his dissertation apparently for the University of Turko, Finland, investigates Mercier's image of an ideal society, and what components he considered contribute to the increase or decrease of human happiness. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-323) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9517463553
- OCLC:
- 52268948
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