Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself
Robert Montgomery Bird
Belletristik / Comic, Cartoon, Humor, Satire
Beschreibung
"Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself" is a satirical work from the early years of the American Republic. It was written in the form as an autobiography and acquired wide acclaim after publishing. The story tells about a young man wishing to find a buried treasure. Instead, he finds the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. This results in a picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness. But every new form disappoints him. Lee comes to the conclusion that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price.
Kundenbewertungen
Autobiographical fiction, Fictional transformation, American satire, Literary classic, Soul transfer, Interchangeable virtue, Picaresque journey, Early Republic, Social commentary, Cultural critique