Writers have created fictions of social per fection at least since Plato's Republic. Sir Thomas More gave this thread of intel lectual history a name when he called his contribution to it Utopia, Greek for no place. With each subsequent author cog nizant of his predecessors and subject to altered real-world conditions which sug gest ever-new causes for hope and alarm, "no place" changed. The fourteen essays presented in this book critically assess man's fascination with and seeking for "no place." "In discussing ...
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Writers have created fictions of social per fection at least since Plato's Republic. Sir Thomas More gave this thread of intel lectual history a name when he called his contribution to it Utopia, Greek for no place. With each subsequent author cog nizant of his predecessors and subject to altered real-world conditions which sug gest ever-new causes for hope and alarm, "no place" changed. The fourteen essays presented in this book critically assess man's fascination with and seeking for "no place." "In discussing these central fictions, the contributors see 'no place' from di verse perspectives: the sociological, the psychological, the political, the aesthetic. In revealing the roots of these works, the contributors cast back along the whole length of utopian thought. Each essay stands alone; together, the essays make clear what 'no place' means today. While it may be true that 'no place' has always seemed elsewhere or elsewhen, in fact all utopian fiction whirls contemporary ac tors through a costume dance no place else but here."--from the Preface The contributors are Eric S. Rabkin, B. G. Knepper, Thomas J. Remington, Gorman Beauchamp, William Matter, Ken Davis, Kenneth M. Roemer, Wil liam Steinhoff, Howard Segal, Jack Zipes, Kathleen Woodward, Merritt Abrash, and James W. Bittner.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 0809311135.
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Very Good. Very Good-Dust Jacket. Size: 5x0x8; NOT ex-library. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Dust jacket has rubbing/minor shelfwear. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
