Pursuit of happiness and the american regime, the: political theory in literature
Auteur :
Amato, Elizabeth
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781498554190
Date de publication :
28 févr. 2018
Dimensions :
24,0 x 15,6 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
485 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book explores happiness research and liberal theory. It treats four American novelists as political thinkers through close textual analysis of their novels. This book concludes that friendship is the real basis of happiness and that it is an alternative to the individualistic pursuit of happiness.