The Last Utopians: Four Late Nineteenth-Century Visionaries and Their Legacy
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The entertaining story of four utopian writers―Edward Bellamy, William Morris, Edward Carpenter, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman―and their continuing influence todayFor readers reared on the dystopian visions of Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Handmaid's Tale, the idea of a perfect society may sound more sinister than enticing. In this lively literary history of a time before "Orwellian" entered the cultural lexicon, Michael Robertson reintroduces us to a vital strain of utopianism that seized the imaginations of late nineteenth-century American and British writers.The Last Utopians delves into the biographies of four ke
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Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
Release date: 29 May 2018
ISBN-10 : 0691154163 | ISBN-13: 9780691154169
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Release date: 29 May 2018
ISBN-10 : 0691154163 | ISBN-13: 9780691154169
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