Dystopia: A Natural History
by Gregory Claeys
Title:
Dystopia: A Natural History
Author:
Gregory Claeys
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
576 pages, 16 black and white illustrations
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13:
9780198820475
EAN:
9780198820475
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
996
Dimensions (mm):
235 x 159 x 30
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£43.34
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The first monograph devoted to the concept of dystopia: redefining the central concepts and chronology of the genre, and offering a theoretical overview and prehistory of the concept; an account of twentieth-century totalitarian regimes as dystopias; and a brief history of the literary dystopia from the early nineteenth century to the present.
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