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Louis Sébastien Mercier
“A comprehensive exploration of Mercier’s wonderfully entertaining ‘tableaux de Paris’ and his lively, passionate, and multi-faceted commitment to social justice. In this highly informative, highly necessary study, Mulryan demonstrates with great clarity and precision why Mercier is a major late Enlightenment writer.” ~Laurence Mall, author of Emile ou les figures de la fiction
“This original investigation into pre-and post-Revolutionary Paris and its festive, social, and artistic spaces vividly captures Mercier’s journalisme engagé. A fascinating study worthy of this eclectic, pivotal author.” ~Fabienne Moore, author of Prose Poems of the French Enlightenment: Delimiting Genre
“Mulryan’s book might as well be about the unannounced birth of sociology some fifty years before Auguste Comte. Through his reading of the urban space of Paris and his representation of the different s•
Louis sebastien mercier biography of christopher
French dramatist and writer (1740–1814)
Louis-Sébastien Mercier
Born (1740-06-06)6 June 1740
Paris, FranceDied 25 April 1814(1814-04-25) (aged 73)
Paris, FranceOccupation Writer Nationality French Louis-Sébastien Mercier (6 June 1740 – 25 April 1814) was a French dramatist and writer, whose 1771 novel L'An 2440 is an example of proto-science fiction.
Early life and education
He was born in Paris to a humble family: his father was a skilled artisan who polished swords and metall arms. Mercier nevertheless received a decent education.
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Literary career
Mercier began his literary career by writing heroic epistles. Early on, he came to the conclusion that Boileau and Racine had ruinerad the French language and that the true poet wrote in prose.
He wrote plays, pamphlets, and novels, and published prodigiously. Mercier often recycled passages
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A Man Before His Time
French professor authors book on the wisdom and insights of 18th-century philosopher Louis Sébastien Mercier.
by Kelli Caplan | September 29, 2023
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Louis Sébastien Mercier’s keen observations about people, society and politics are as relevant today as they were hundreds of years ago, according to Dr. Michael Mulryan, Professor of French and French Literature. In fact, the professor admits he often uses Mercier’s musings and ideas to help him navigate his own life.
“I often refer to Mercier’s work when I’m considering, ‘Am I doing the right thing?’ and ‘Am I speaking out the way I should?’,“ said Mulryan. “Mercier was extremely insightful. He has influenced me in countless ways.”
Although Mercier was born in 1740, Mulryan believes the philosopher’s observations are still applicable and resonate in modern times. Mulryan researched and wrote his new book, Loui