Utopian Visions and Revisions
About this book
The book focuses on different uses of the concepts of utopia, dystopia, and anti-utopia. The author analyses literature, cinema, and rock music, as well as scientific and legal motifs in utopian fiction. He also considers the functions of Jewish characters in early modern utopias and looks at the utopian aspects of scientific claims of literary and cultural theories. Utopian models are also applied to the practice of literature (socialist realism) and current socio-political affairs. Among the texts and films discussed are "Utopia", "New Atlantis", "Gulliver’s Travels", "Memoirs of Signor Gaudentio di Lucca", "Nineteen Eighty-Four", "A Minor Apocalypse", "Lord of the Flies", and "Even Dwarfs Started Small".
Reader Profile
· 285 pages · ≈ 5 h 17 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read Utopian Visions and Revisions?
About ≈ 5 h 17 m — 285 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Utopian Visions and Revisions?
285 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Utopian Visions and Revisions?
It sits on the Dystopian shelves.
Is Utopian Visions and Revisions in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Utopian Visions and Revisions?
Artur Blaim.