Fiction and the philosophy of happiness : ethical inquiries in the Age of Enlightenment /

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"Explores the novel's participation in eighteenth-century 'inquiries after happiness, ' an ancient ethical project that acquired new urgency with the rise of subjective models of well-being in early modern and Enlightenment Europe. Combining archival research on treatises on happ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Norton, Brian Michael, 1971-
Autor Corporativo: ProQuest (Firm)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Lewisburg, PA] : Bucknell University Press ; [2012]
Lanham, MD : Rowman and Littlefield Pub. Group, [2012]
Temas:
Andrae, A.
1700-1799
Fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
Happiness in literature.
Enlightenment > Europe.
Roman > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Bonheur dans la littérature.
Siècle des Lumières > Europe.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Enlightenment
Fiction
Happiness in literature
Aufklärung
Englisch
Französisch
Glück > Motiv
Europe
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The moral in Phutatorius's breeches: stoicism, subjectivism, and the possibilities of happiness in Tristram Shandy
  • "Vous croyez que le même bonheur est fait pour tous": ethics and singularity in Le neveu de Rameau
  • Tragic eudaimonism: social contradictions and the problem of happiness in Rousseau"s Julie
  • The politics of happiness: Caleb Williams, political justice, and the nature of human goods
  • Rethinking autonomy: Emma Courtney, feminist ethics, and the question of independence
  • Conclusion: the art of life in the Age of Enlightenment.

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