The dreams of the enlightened about a happy society (from the contents of the Russian periodicals of the second part of the 18th and early 19th century) Cover Image

Sny oświeconych o szczęśliwym społeczeństwie (z zawartości czasopism rosyjskich drugiej połowy XVIII – początku XIX wieku)
The dreams of the enlightened about a happy society (from the contents of the Russian periodicals of the second part of the 18th and early 19th century)

Author(s): Magdalena Dąbrowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Russian Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: dream; Enlightenment; utopia; poetry; prose; society; ruler

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the literary descriptions of dreams, which were publishedin the Russian periodicals of the Enlightenment period: 1. The happy society:a dream by Alexander Sumarokov (“Trudolubivaya pchela”, 1759), 2. A dream bySergey Domashnev (“Poleznoye uveselenye”, 1761), 3. A dream by Ivan Bakhtin,A dream by Timofey Voskresensky and A dream by Ivan Trunin (“Irtysh, prevrashchaiushchiisiav Ippokrenu”, 1789–1790). The works present an image ofa good ruler, a happy society and an educational role of poetry.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 140-153
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish