Critical theory and dystopia /

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Bringing the resources of critical theory to bear on the genre of dystopian fiction, this volume demonstrates both the continuing potential of Theodor Adorno's work on literature, and the meaning of dystopia when considered in the light of Adorno's critique of modernity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McManus, Patricia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester [UK] : Manchester University Press, 2022.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Fiction.
Dystopias in literature.
Critical theory.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Critical Theory.
Fiction > History and criticism.
Literary criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Negative commitment at work
  • Orwell and the classic dystopia
  • Dystopia and the past
  • Michel Houellebecq and the end of dystopia?
  • American dystopia
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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