The anatomy of utopia
Subtitle: narration, estrangement and ambiguity in More, Wells, Huxley and Clarke
By: Károly Pintér ; foreword by Patrick Parrinder
Series: Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy -- 23; Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy -- 23.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780786440368
Subjects: Utopias in literature; English Science fiction; Philosophy; Utopias; History and criticism
Description: "This text argues that utopian stories should be treated as literary texts, not as blueprints for a human community. Thomas More's Utopia, H.G. Well's A Modern Utopia, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, and Arthur C. Clarke's The City and the Stars are examined as texts representative of utopianism during specific historical periods"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Patrick Parrinder; title: Introduction; title: Utopia the protean concept; title: Encounters with a stranger; title: Glimpses of a moving picture; title: After utopia: anti-utopia and science fiction in the 20th century; title: Conclusion.