HAPPINESS in the 19th century

In this course, they will study what it means to be happy - à la fran?aise - by studying works of fiction, art and philosophy from the 19th century.

What are the keys to living a “good” life? How are the concepts of well-being and happiness connected to cultural and artistic endeavors? What can we learn from this time period, and how are our own views of well-being and happiness influenced by it?

For the section Lecture Notes of the Macalaster College