Opis: Adventures of Mr.Nicholas Wisdom - Krasicki., Krasicki., Krasicki.

Winner of the 1993 PEN Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize Published in 1776 and considered the first Polish novel ever written, "The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom" is a picaresque tale following the naive title character's coming of age. Having conquered (and fled) sophisticated Warsaw, Nicholas enjoys many adventures across Europe, South America, and the high seas. He finally lands among the natives of an unknown isle who reject his allegedly superior European ways and instead tutor him for an "enlightened" existence. Resonant with Enlightenment ideas, "The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom" provides a sly portrait of the era's Polish society and a fascinating perspective on the broader problems of eighteenth-century European culture. "The book is a real find, not only in its dynamic synthesis of all the best literary models of the time--Fielding's "Tom Jones, " Rousseau's "Emile, " Voltaire's "Candide, " and Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe"--but also in the fleet Swiftian prose." --"Chicago Tribune"

Szczegóły: Adventures of Mr.Nicholas Wisdom - Krasicki., Krasicki., Krasicki.

Tytuł: Adventures of Mr.Nicholas Wisdom
Autor: Krasicki., Krasicki., Krasicki.
Producent: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 9780810110397
Rok produkcji: 1992
Ilość stron: 148
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.2 kg

Recenzje: Adventures of Mr.Nicholas Wisdom - Krasicki., Krasicki., Krasicki.