Overview
- Examines the work of two of the best known dys/utopian writers of the nineteenth century
- Speaks to the current critical interest in spatial studies
- Takes an interdisciplinary approach, covering literary criticism and social history
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Matters Out of Place: Danger and Disruption in Utopia
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Distorted Realities, Shattered Perspectives
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Building the Future
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“Some outstanding work on utopias and dystopias, on Morris, Wells and others, is collected here: of the books I've read on utopias in recent years, this is one of the very best.” (Simon J. James, Durham University, UK)
“Emelyne Godfrey has curated a fascinating collection of insights into the work of two of Britain's most innovative writers - offering food for thought for all storytellers. The book explores the two great themes that powered their storytelling: Utopia and Dystopia- and how they used the possibilities of fictional realms to question the status quo. But it also reveals that, while they had a common interest in Britain's woes, their emerging creative, social and professional rivalry gave them very different ideas about how to make the world a better place, whilst shaping their work. This evocative book pieces together the secrets of their world building, offering a glimpse into their creative mindset and how they breathed life into their fascination with the worldaround them- through stories and ideas that still resonate today.” (Andy Hall, Documentary Producer)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Utopias and Dystopias in the Fiction of H. G. Wells and William Morris
Book Subtitle: Landscape and Space
Editors: Emelyne Godfrey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52340-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-52339-6Published: 19 December 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-52340-2Published: 08 December 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 282
Topics: British and Irish Literature, Fiction, Twentieth-Century Literature