The Illuminated, or the Precursors of Socialism Tales and Portraits - Gérard de Nerval Japan Swiss Institute

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The Illuminated, or the Precursors of Socialism Tales and Portraits - Gérard de Nerval Japan Swiss InstituteTranslated, with an introduction, by Peter Valente. First published in French in 1852, on the heels of the previous years appearance of Journey to the Orient, The Illuminated was the first of a string of Grard de Nervals major works in his final years that would culminate in his posthumous fantastical autobiography Aurlia in 1855. The male counterpart to his 1854 Les Filles de feu (Daughters of fire), The Illuminated collects six portraits of men whom