Dystopia: a natural history: a study of modern despotism, its antecedents, and its literary diffractions

The first monograph devoted to the concept of dystopia: redefining the central concepts and chronology of the genre, and offering a theoretical overview and prehistory of the concept; an account of twentieth-century totalitarian regimes as dystopias; and a brief history of the literary dystopia from...

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Main Author: Claeys, Gregory 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2017
In:Year: 2017
Reviews:The Necessity of Hope in Dystopian Times: A Critical Reflection (2020) (Moylan, Tom, 1943 -)
Edition:First edition.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Anti-Utopian (Literature) / Literature
B English language / Literature / Totalitarianism (Motif)
Further subjects:B Dystopias in literature
B Totalitarianism in literature
B Totalitarianism History 20th century
B Dystopias History
B Totalitarianism History 20th century
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780198785682
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Summary:The first monograph devoted to the concept of dystopia: redefining the central concepts and chronology of the genre, and offering a theoretical overview and prehistory of the concept; an account of twentieth-century totalitarian regimes as dystopias; and a brief history of the literary dystopia from the early nineteenth century to the present.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2016. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 9, 2016)
Physical Description:1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:0191827479
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198785682.001.0001