Dystopia: A Natural History

by Gregory Claeys

Book Overview

Dystopia: A Natural History is the first monograph devoted to the concept of dystopia. Taking the term to encompass both a literary tradition of satirical works, mostly on totalitarianism, as well as real despotisms and societies in a state of disastrous collapse, this volume redefines the central concepts and the chronology of the genre and offers a paradigm-shifting understanding of the subject.

Part One assesses the theory and prehistory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019882047X
• ISBN13: 9780198820475
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"