{"product_id":"utopia-and-its-discontents-plato-to-atwood-paperback","title":"Utopia and Its Discontents: Plato to Atwood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSebastian Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUtopia and its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e traces literary representations of ideal communities from Plato to the 21st century. Each chapter offers close readings of key utopian and anti-utopian texts to demonstrate how they construct, challenge and explore the ideas and forms of earlier utopian writings and the social and political ideals of their own periods. The book explores how literary utopias are often as much about the past as they are about the present and the future. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Utopia and Its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e covers such topics as: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - Early political and philosophical writers, such as Aristotle and Thomas More\u003cbr\u003e - Literary works, from Voltaire's \u003ci\u003eCandide\u003c\/i\u003eto George Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Science fiction writers such as H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley and Brian Aldiss \u003cbr\u003e - Ecological and feminist texts by Ursula Le Guin and Margaret Atwood \u003cbr\u003e - Utopian cinema, from Fritz Lang's \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003eto Ridley Scott's \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With annotated chapter-by-chapter guides to further reading, this is an essential study for students and scholars of utopian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSebastian Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at University of Birmingham, UK. His publications include \u003ci\u003eVisions of Britain, 1730-1830: Anglo-Scottish Writing and Representation \u003c\/i\u003e(2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118842450055,"sku":"9781441109637","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/abd26faa60a32de732fb7cff97bd1bb4.webp?v=1732536772","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/utopia-and-its-discontents-plato-to-atwood-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}