Utopias and Dystopias in the Fiction of H. G. Wells and William Morris: Landscape and Space
Emelyne Godfrey (Ed.)
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Hardback. Editor(s): Godfrey, Emelyne. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
This book is about the fiercely contrasting visions of two of the nineteenth century's greatest utopian writers. A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary study, it emphasizes that space is a key factor in utopian fiction, often a barometer of mankind's successful relationship with nature, or an indicator of danger. Emerging and critically acclaimed scholars consider the legacy of two great utopian writers, exploring their use of space and time in the creation of sites in which contemporary social concerns are investigated and reordered. A variety of locations is featured, including Morris's quasi-fourteenth century London, the lush and corrupted island, a routed and massacred ... Read more
This book is about the fiercely contrasting visions of two of the nineteenth century's greatest utopian writers. A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary study, it emphasizes that space is a key factor in utopian fiction, often a barometer of mankind's successful relationship with nature, or an indicator of danger. Emerging and critically acclaimed scholars consider the legacy of two great utopian writers, exploring their use of space and time in the creation of sites in which contemporary social concerns are investigated and reordered. A variety of locations is featured, including Morris's quasi-fourteenth century London, the lush and corrupted island, a routed and massacred ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137523396
SKU
V9781137523396
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About Emelyne Godfrey (Ed.)
Emelyne Godfrey is Publicity Officer of the H.G. Wells Society. She graduated with a PhD from Birkbeck College in 2008 and is author of Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society: From Dagger-Fans to Suffragettes (2012) and Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature (2010), published by Palgrave Macmillan. In 2014 she edited The Convert, the first suffragette ... Read more
Reviews for Utopias and Dystopias in the Fiction of H. G. Wells and William Morris: Landscape and Space
This collection of essays highlights and interrogates the differences between Wells's and Morris's respective worldviews, but it also approaches their own interdisciplinary visions through a variety of methodologies. ... the breadth and variety of approaches in Godfrey's collection are commendable. Because methodological scope is so broad, each major section is curated thoughtfully and manageably. ... the collection surveys with depth ... Read more