Memoirs of the year two thousand five hundred, 1772. Mercier s lan 2440, reve sil en fut jamais literally, the year 2440. Translation of lan deux mille quatre cent quarante 32 addeddate 20120720 15. Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden, 2002 science fiction studies 30. Serie lutopia, per una societa giusta e fraterna author. A dream if ever there was one, which must have been deemed too complicated for english readers, because the translator rounded things up to the year. In 1766 he wrote the novella the story of the arab poet izerban and published the treatise on the hardships of war. This change was made simply for the sake of a round number, according to the advertisement preceding the text, as there appears no reason for fixing it to. The utopian prophecy of lan 2440, the first influential story of the future in world literature, became one of the most widely read books in the last quarter of the eighteenth century.
Mercier, louis sebastien born june 6, 1740, in paris. The translations into dutch and german, the english and american editions, and the many imitations show how mercier beguiled his readers in two continents with. Or, to be exact, lan deux mille quatre cent quarante. Merciers lan 2440, reve sil en fut jamais literally, the year 2440. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. He began his literary career by writing heroic epistles, but early came to the conclusion that boileau and racine had ruined the french language, and that the true poet was he who wrote in prose. Uchronischerzeitenschlaf,revelucide romanische studien. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The son of a merchant, mercier studied at the college of the four nations. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lan 2440 poches litterature t. Mercier, louissebastien article about mercier, louis. Lan 2440 lan deux mille quatre cent quarante mercier, louis sebastien. The year 2440 museum of imaginary musical instruments. About the theatre, he emphasized the didactic function of the theatre, and in his plays he presented a thesis, subordinating dramatic considerations to the didactic end.
Louissebastien mercier article about louissebastien. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. By touching certain springs we seemed to be instantly transported to some wild forest, where we heard the. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Colorfully written, the text provides a fascinating portrait of everyday life in paris on the eve of. Mercier, louis sebastien 17401814, french dramatist and miscellaneous writer, was born in paris on the 6th of june 1740. Ein traum aller traume is a utopian novel set in the year 2440.
Lan 2440 reve sil en fut jamais poches litterature french edition on. Recent histories of timetravel writing relegate louis sebastien merciers lan 2440 to the liminal status of. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle. Louissebastien mercier 6 june 1740 25 april 1814 was a french dramatist and writer. Contributor fisher university of toronto language english. An extremely popular work it went through twentyfive editions after its. He published a wealth of material in almost every genre that was used in the eighteenth century and classified. The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growin. Memoirs of the year two thousand five hundred louissebastien mercier on. Memoirs of the year two thousand five hundred volume 1 by.
First published in 1771 as lan 2440, the title of louissebastien mercier s utopian fantasy was edited to memoirs of the year two thousand five hundred when william hoopers english translation was published at philadelphia in 1795. Lanno 2440 volume 151 of nuova biblioteca dedalo nuova biblioteca dedalo. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. They had acquired the art of imitating all the articulations of the human voice, of the cries of animals, and the various notes of birds. If you own this web property, please visit our service catalog page to select a preference for handling your data otherwise you may continue to the site. Louis sebastien mercier, paris 17401814, ecrivain, dramaturge, et journaliste francais. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book without typos from the publisher. Lan 2440 reve sil en fut jamais poches litterature. Lan 2440 reve sil en fut jamais poches litterature french edition.
107 205 329 144 763 1246 945 1196 1187 1266 1366 191 1300 1240 80 665 750 529 1324 1370 101 1452 998 777 983 171 715 111 971