The Extraordinary Voyage in French Literature Before 1700 / / Geoffroy Atkinson.

A study of three novels written about fictitious journeys to little known countries in the early part of the seventeenth century. Specifically examines the philosophical and utopian content of the novels, political satire and translations, and the sources of realism inspired by actual historical voy...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1920]
©1920
Year of Publication:1920
Language:English
Series:Studies in Romance Philology and Literature
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • I. Descriptions of Real Voyages
  • I . Imaginary Realms Before 1675
  • III. Precursors of the Extraordinary Voyage
  • IV. La Terre Australe Connue of Gabriel Foigny
  • V. L'histoire des Sevarambes of Denis Vairasse D'alais
  • VI. A Political Satire And Two Translations
  • VII. Les Adentures de Télémaque of Fénelon
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index