The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
It is a curious fact that of that class of literature to which Munchausen belongs, that namely of Voyages Imaginaires, the three great types should have all been created in England. Utopia, Robinson Crusoe, and Gulliver, illustrating respectively the philosophical, the edifying, and the satirical...
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It is a curious fact that of that class of literature to which Munchausen belongs, that namely of Voyages Imaginaires, the three great types should have all been created in England. Utopia, Robinson Crusoe, and Gulliver, illustrating respectively the philosophical, the edifying, and the satirical type of fictitious travel, were all written in England, and at the end of the eighteenth century a fourth type, the fantastically mendacious, was evolved in this country. Of this type Munchausen was the modern original, and remains the classical example.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781514181508 (1514181509)
ASIN: 1514181509
Publish date: 2015-06-01
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2010-12-22)
Pages no: 82
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Humor,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
German Literature,
Germany,
Fiction