The Cambridge Companion to Utopian Literature

Book Overview

Since the publication of Thomas More's genre-defining work Utopia in 1516, the field of utopian literature has evolved into an ever-expanding domain. This Companion presents an extensive historical survey of the development of utopianism, from the publication of Utopia to today's dark and despairing tendency towards dystopian pessimism, epitomised by works such as George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Chapters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521714141
• ISBN13: 9780521714143
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"