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The Utopian Novel in America, 1886–1896
Jean Pfaelzer
其他書名
The Politics of Form
出版University of Pittsburgh Pre, 2010-11-23
主題Literary Criticism / GeneralLiterary Criticism / American / General
ISBN08229744289780822974420
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Ml9J3ZjN2vYC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In the late 1800s, Americans flocked to cities, immigration, slums, and unemployment burgeoned, and America's role in foreign affairs grew. This period also spawned a number of fictional glimpses into the future. After the publication of Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward in 1888, there was an outpouring of utopian fantasy, many of which promoted socialism, while others presented refined versions of capitalism. Jean Pfaelzer's study traces the impact of the utopian novel and the narrative structures of these sentimental romances. She discusses progressive, pastoral, feminist, and apocalyptic utopias, as well as the genre's parodic counterpart, the dystopia.