This book examines the eighteenth-century novel in the context of emerging theories of happiness in early Enlightenment Europe. This important and richly interdisciplinary book offers both a new understanding of the cultural work the eighteenth-century novel performed, as well as an original interpretation of the Enlightenment's ethical legacy.
This book examines the eighteenth-century novel in the context of emerging theories of happiness in early Enlightenment Europe. This important and richly interdisciplinary book offers both a new understanding of the cultural work the eighteenth-century novel performed, as well as an original interpretation of the Enlightenment's ethical legacy.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650-1850
Contents Introduction: After the Summum Bonum: Eighteenth-Century Enquiries after Happiness 1. The Moral in Phutatorius's Breeches: Stoicism, Subjectivism and the Possibilities of Happiness in Tristram Shandy 2. "Vous croyez que le même bonheur est fait pour tous": Ethics and Singularity in Le Neveu de Rameau 3. Tragic Eudaimonism: Social Contradictions and the Problem of Happiness in Rousseau's Julie 4. The Politics of Happiness: Caleb Williams, Political Justice and the Nature of Human Goods 5. Rethinking Autonomy: Emma Courtney, Feminist Ethics and the Question of Independence Conclusion: The Art of Life in the Age of Enlightenment Bibliography Index About the Author
Contents Introduction: After the Summum Bonum: Eighteenth-Century Enquiries after Happiness 1. The Moral in Phutatorius's Breeches: Stoicism, Subjectivism and the Possibilities of Happiness in Tristram Shandy 2. "Vous croyez que le même bonheur est fait pour tous": Ethics and Singularity in Le Neveu de Rameau 3. Tragic Eudaimonism: Social Contradictions and the Problem of Happiness in Rousseau's Julie 4. The Politics of Happiness: Caleb Williams, Political Justice and the Nature of Human Goods 5. Rethinking Autonomy: Emma Courtney, Feminist Ethics and the Question of Independence Conclusion: The Art of Life in the Age of Enlightenment Bibliography Index About the Author
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