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Enlightenment and political fiction : the everyday intellectual / Cecilia Miller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Cecilia, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in cultural history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fiction--18th century--History and criticism.
- Fiction.
- Politics and literature--Europe--History--17th century.
- Politics and literature.
- Politics and literature--Europe--History--18th century.
- Literature and society--Europe--History--17th century.
- Literature and society.
- Literature and society--Europe--History--18th century.
- Reason in literature.
- Emotions in literature.
- Enlightenment--Europe.
- Enlightenment.
- History.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 279 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2016.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Miller, Cecilia, author. Enlightenment and political fiction.
- ISBN:
- 9781138954175
- 1138954179
- OCLC:
- 910093273
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