{"product_id":"dystopian-impulse-in-modern-literature","title":"Dystopian Impulse in Modern Literature","description":"While literary utopias depict an ideal society and reflect an optimistic belief in the triumph of humanity and government, dystopias present a society marked by suffering caused by human and political evils. This book offers a detailed study of several literary dystopias and analyzes them as social criticism. The volume begins with a discussion of utopias, dystopias, and social criticism. By drawing upon the theories of Freud, Nietzsche, and others, Booker sets a firm theoretical foundation for the literary explorations that follow. The chapters that come next discuss Zamyatin's\u003ci\u003e We\u003c\/i\u003e, Huxley's \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e, and Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e as social criticism of totalitarianism, Stalinism, the dangers of capitalism, and fascism. Later chapters consider dystopias after World War II, contemporary communist dystopias, and postmodernist dystopias in the West.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54219401789784,"sku":"9780313290923","price":109.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dystopian-impulse-in-modern-literature","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}