Dystopia: A Study of Modern Despotism, Its Antecedents, and Its Literary Diffractions
Date
2017
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Oxford University Press
Abstract
Description
The first monograph devoted to the concept of dystopia
Redefines the central concepts and the chronology of the dystopian genre
Engages with the concept of dystopia within literary traditions, as well as real despotisms and collapsing societies
Offers an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, spanning literature, history, social psychology, and sociology
Keywords
Dystopia , Literature , Sociology , History
Citation
Claeys, Gregory. Dystopia: A Study of Modern Despotism, Its Antecedents, and Its Literary Diffractions. Oxford, Eng.: Oxford University Press, 2017.