The Anatomy of Utopia: Narration, Estrangement and Ambiguity in More, Wells, Huxley and Clarke

by Karoly Pinter

Since the early rise of the novel, utopian stories have held the public imagination. This critical text argues that though these books are commonly seen as social statements or ideological propaganda, they should be treated as literary texts, not as blueprints for a human community. Thomas More's Utopia, H.G. Wells's A Modern Utopia, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, and Arthur C. Clarke's The City and the Stars are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786440368
• ISBN13: 9780786440368
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher