The Utopian Fantastic - Selected Essays from the Twentieth International Conference on the

Klappentext Utopia forms a major aspect of human desire, one that is as important as religion. Understanding utopia and the ways in which it can collapse into dystopia is crucial in many disciplines. Fantastic literature (including science fiction and fantasy) is the only form of literature that takes utopia/dystopia seriously. Therefore, analysis of these works provides a basis for serious experimentation in social science. Zusammenfassung Analyzes utopian and dystopian political systems through works of fantastic literature.

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• Authors: Martha A. Bartter, Martha A. (EDT)/ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Bartter, Bartter Martha A.
• Assisted by: Martha Bartter (Editor)
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2004
• EAN: 9780313316357
• ISBN: 978-0-313-31635-7
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Contributions to the Study of; Contributions to the Study of
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism, Popular Culture: Media, Television, and Radio