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

• VerfasserIn: Atkinson, Geoffroy,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1920]; ©1920
• Year of Publication: 1920
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Romance Philology and Literature
• Physical Description: 1 Online-Resource
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231893749
• DOI: 10.7312/atki93446
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: 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 voyages. Includes novels La Terre Australe Connue by Gabriel Foignt, L'Histoire des Sevarambes by Denis Vairasse D'Alais, and Les Aventures de Telemaque by Fenelon.