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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786328003321

Autore

Norton Brian Michael <1971->

Titolo

Fiction and the philosophy of happiness [[electronic resource] ] : ethical inquiries in the Age of Enlightenment / / Brian Michael Norton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Lewisburg, PA], : Bucknell University Press

Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, c2012

ISBN

1-283-63946-7

1-61148-431-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

809.3/033

Soggetti

Fiction - 18th century - History and criticism

Happiness in literature

Enlightenment - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; AFTER THE SUMMUM BONUM; Chapter 01. THE MORAL IN PHUTATORIUS'S BREECHES; Chapter 02. "VOUS CROYEZ QUE LE MÊME BONHEUR EST FAIT POUR TOUS"; Chapter 03. TRAGIC EUDAIMONISM; Chapter 04. THE POLITICS OF HAPPINESS; Chapter 05. RETHINKING AUTONOMY; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

Brian Michael Norton is assistant professor of English and Comparative Literature at California State University, Fullerton.