Richard Gerber

Utopian Fantasy

A Study of English Utopian Fiction since the End of the Nineteenth Century

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book, originally published in 1955 and reissued in 1973, is a study of the flourishing of an ancient literary form which had only recently been recognized and systematically studied as a proper genre à â â utopian fiction.

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Produktdetails

• Routledge Library Editions: Utopias
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 206g
• ISBN-13: 9780367361303
• ISBN-10: 0367361302
• Artikelnr.: 62570744

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Second Edition. Prefatory Note. Introduction. Part 1: The
Evolutionary Setting 1. The Rise of Utopian Humanism 2. Man and Superman 3.
The Problem of Survival Part 2: Social Conflicts 1. Utopia, Arcadian and
Scientific 2. Science and Religion 3. Mass and Class 4. The Servile State
Part 3: Aesthetic Concretion 1. Utopian Fantasy 2. Ironical Realism 3.
Symbolical Journeys 4. Towards the Novel 5. Literary Achievement. Notes.
Appendix: An Annotated List of English Utopian Fantasies 1901-1951.
Appendix: An Annotated List of English Utopian Fantasies 1952-1971.
Bibliography. Additional Bibliography. Index.