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The History of the Sevarambians : A Utopian Novel
by Denis Vairasse; John Christian Laursen (Editor); Cyrus Masroori (Editor)
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- ISBN 10
- 0791467783
- ISBN 13
- 9780791467787
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Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2006. Softcover. Good Condition. 22.8 x 15.4 x 2.5 cm. One or two light external scuffs and nicks. A few annotations here and there. Overall, sound and serviceable. Publisher's note: "Reminiscent of More's Utopia and Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Denis Veiras's History of the Sevarambians is one of the great utopian novels of the seventeenth century. Set in Australia, this rollicking adventure story comes complete with a shipwreck, romantic tales, religious fraud, magical talismans, and supernatural animals. The current volume contains two versions of Veiras's story: the original English and the 1738 English translation of the expanded French version. Veiras's work was well known in its own time and has been translated into a number of languages, including German, French, Russian, and Japanese, while the English version has been largely forgotten. The book has been read to teach a variety of political doctrines, and also has been cited as an early development in the history of ideas about religious toleration. It reveals a great deal about early modern English, Dutch, and French attitudes toward other cultures. One of the first utopian writings to qualify as a novel, it can be interpreted as a metaphor for human life, in all its complexity and ambiguity."--Jacket Size: 22.8 x 15.4 x 2.5 cm. xxvii, 390 pp . Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800; Utopias -- Early works to 1800; Genre; Early works to 1800; ISBN: 0791467783. ISBN/EAN: 9780791467787. Add. Inventory No: 240226NPG014057. . 9780791467787
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- Title
- The History of the Sevarambians : A Utopian Novel
- Author
- Denis Vairasse; John Christian Laursen (Editor); Cyrus Masroori (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
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- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0791467783
- ISBN 13
- 9780791467787
- Publisher
- State University of New York Press
- Place of Publication
- Albany, NY
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 22.8 x 15.4 x 2.5 cm
- Keywords
- BZDB428 Fiction; Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800; Utopias -- Early works to 1800; Genre; Early works to 1800; ISBN: 0791467783 EAN: 9780791467787 Denis Vairasse; John Christian Laursen (Editor); Cyrus Masroori (Editor) The History of the Sevar
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