Gazing in useless wonder: english utopian fictions, 1516–1800
Auteur :
Blaim, Artur
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034308991
Date de publication :
30 mai 2013
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,0 cm
Poids :
530 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Gazing in Useless Wonder analyses the genre pattern of utopian fiction as it emerged in the Renaissance, focusing on utopias as self-referential texts that literally have to constitute themselves as imaginary or intentional entities before they can work as vehicles for socio-political ideas.