{"product_id":"utopian-imagination-and-eighteenth-century-fiction-1","title":"Utopian Imagination and Eighteenth Century Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eUtopian fiction was a particularly rich and important genre during the eighteenth century. It was during this period that a relatively new phenomenon appeared: the merging of utopian writing \u003ci\u003eper se\u003c\/i\u003e with other fictional genres, such as the increasingly dominant novel. However, while early modern and nineteenth and twentieth century utopias have been the focus of much attention, the eighteenth century has largely been neglected. \u003ci\u003eUtopian Imagination and Eighteenth Century Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e combines these major areas of interest, interpreting some of the most fascinating and innovative fictions of the period and locating them in a continuing tradition of utopian writing which stretches back through the Renaissance to the Ancient World.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBegining with a survey of the recurrent topics in utopian writing - power structures in the state, money, food, sex, the role of women, birth, education and death - the book brings together canonical eighteenth century texts countaining powerful utopian elements, such as \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRasselas\u003c\/i\u003e, and less familiar works, to examine the reworking of these topics in a new context. The unfamiliar texts, including \u003ci\u003eGaudentio di Lucca\u003c\/i\u003e, are described in detail to give students an idea of relevant material across a broad area. A section is devoted specifically to women writes, an area which has become the focus of attention. The mixture of texts provides a useful cross-reference for students tackling the subject from various perspectives and the comprehensive bibliography provides a valuable tool for those with general or specific interests\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54262228877656,"sku":"9780582067363","price":65.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780582067363.jpg?v=1770230725","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/utopian-imagination-and-eighteenth-century-fiction-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}