Dystopias Of Infamy

Author : Javier Irigoyen-García
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781684484027

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Dystopias of Infamy by Javier Irigoyen-García Pdf

Insults, scorn, and verbal abuse—frequently deployed to affirm the social identity of the insulter—are destined to fail when that language is appropriated and embraced by the maligned group. In such circumstances, slander may instead empower and reinforce the collective identity of those perceived to be a threat to an idealized society. In this innovative study, Irigoyen-Garcia examines how the discourse and practices of insult and infamy shaped the cultural imagination, anxieties, and fantasies of early modern Spain. Drawing on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literary works, archival research, religious and political literature, and iconographic documents, Dystopias of Infamy traces how the production of insults haunts the imaginary of power, provoking latent anxieties about individual and collective resistance to subjectification. Of particular note is Cervantes’s tendency to parody regulatory fantasies about infamy throughout his work, lampooning repressive law for its paradoxical potential to instigate the very defiance it fears.

Author : Rhys Hughes
Publisher : Night Shade
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1892389835

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A New Universal History of Infamy by Rhys Hughes Pdf

From 1933 to 1934, Jorge Luis Borges, the master of fiction whose work would change the literary world, published a series of "falsifications and distortions" in the Buenos Aires newspaper Critica. These "falsifications" used as their starting point the lives of real villains and desperados. Borges then elaborated using all of the anecdotes and myths about these historical characters, creating what amounted to "nonfictional fictions." The entire series was then published in book form as A Universal History of Infamy. Now Rhys Hughes, a Welshman of some infamy himself, has summoned his vast storytelling powers to create A New Universal History of Infamy, with all-new historical characters as the focus of his nonfiction fictions. Come along on a wild ride with unsavory types of every description. Entertaining and erudite at the same time, Hughes' book also includes some of the literary parodies Borges himself delighted in creating. With an introduction by noted critic John Clute and an afterword by Michael Simanoff. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Author : Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,Jack London,Ernest Bramah,Jonathan Swift,Cleveland Moffett,Sinclair Lewis,Anthony Trollope,Richard Jefferies,Samuel Butler,Edward Bellamy,Aldous Huxley,Ignatius Donnelly,Owen Gregory,H. G. Wells,C. S. Lewis,Stanley G. Weinbaum,Fred M. White,George Orwell,Mary Shelley,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,Edwin A. Abbott,Arthur Dudley Vinton,Hugh Benson,Yevgeny Zamyatin
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 5621 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547754671

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AFTER THE END – Dystopia Box Set: 34 Dystopias and Post-Apocalyptic Works by Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,Jack London,Ernest Bramah,Jonathan Swift,Cleveland Moffett,Sinclair Lewis,Anthony Trollope,Richard Jefferies,Samuel Butler,Edward Bellamy,Aldous Huxley,Ignatius Donnelly,Owen Gregory,H. G. Wells,C. S. Lewis,Stanley G. Weinbaum,Fred M. White,George Orwell,Mary Shelley,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,Edwin A. Abbott,Arthur Dudley Vinton,Hugh Benson,Yevgeny Zamyatin Pdf

This meticulously edited dark future collection includes the greatest dystopian novels and post-apocalyptic stories - for you to compare with your own prediction based on present events: George Orwell: 1984 Animal Farm Aldous Huxley: Brave New World Sinclair Lewis: It Can't Happen Here C. S. Lewis: That Hideous Strength Yevgeny Zamyatin: We Jack London: Iron Heel H. G. Wells: The Time Machine The First Men in the Moon When the Sleeper Wakes Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's Travels Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Coming Race Edgar Allan Poe: The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Owen Gregory: Meccania the Super-State Hugh Benson: Lord of the World Edward Bellamy: Looking Backward: 2000–1887 Equality Mary Shelley: The Last Man William Hope Hodgson: The Night Land Stanley G. Weinbaum: The Black Flame Fred M. White: The Doom of London Series The Four White Days The Four Days' Night The Dust of Death A Bubble Burst The Invisible Force The River of Death Ignatius Donnelly: Caesar's Column Ernest Bramah: The Secret of the League Arthur Dudley Vinton: Looking Further Backward Richard Jefferies: After London Samuel Butler: Erewhon Edwin A. Abbott: Flatland Anthony Trollope: The Fixed Period Cleveland Moffett: The Conquest of America

Author : Sutton E. Griggs
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026874249

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IMPERIUM IN IMPERIO (Political Dystopia) by Sutton E. Griggs Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "IMPERIUM IN IMPERIO (Political Dystopia)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "Imperium In Imperio" is a turn of a century novel which envisages what kind of leadership the Black Civil Rights Movement ought to have–one that is radical and seizes control of the government or the other which stresses on assimilation? Published in 1899 the novel proposed the radical idea of a secret underground group of radicals that is debating these issues. The faces of these two widely disparate ways are two friends–Bernard Belgrave, the proponent of militancy and Belton Piedmont, the pacifist. But what will happen when these two ideologies collide? Can their utopian ideals sustain in the face of reality? Or will their worlds descend into the chaos of a political dystopia? The novel still raises pertinent questions about the issues of Black leadership in present day America and contrary to popular belief, does not provide an easy answer! Sutton Elbert Griggs (1872-1933) was an African-American author, Baptist minister, social activist and founder of the first black newspaper and high school in Texas.

Author : Lois Larkey
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781665710534

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Diary of a Dystopian Era by Lois Larkey Pdf

LOCKDOWN! That shocking word ushered in a surreal time for Lois Larkey. It was March 11, 2020, and there was a pandemic, a killing virus, the first in one hundred years. Like everyone else, Lois had to shelter in place, wear a mask and totally separate from friends and family. Living alone in her apartment she was afraid of catching Covid-19 and dying alone in a hospital. She had to find something that would help her work through her fears. The idea of chronicling the tragedy, brought on by a virus and exacerbated by a divisive president, was compelling. Lois began writing her blog, The Larkey Lowdown, with an eye to capturing unfolding history. The election of 2020 brought a bizarre rejection of the longtime American tradition of “peaceful transfer of power.’ Lois kept writing. January 6th brought the violent storming of the Capitol in the name of the president who lost the election. Our democracy was threatened. Lois, horrified and heartbroken, kept writing. January 20th, the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, brought a new administration and hope for the future. Inauguration Day signaled an optimistic time to lay down her pan and search for perspective. Diary of a Dystopian Era is a fascinating collection of Lois Larkey’s blog entries that describe the tumultuous events of the years 2020-2021 in real time.

Author : Chris Ward
Publisher : AMMFA Publishing
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Tube Riders: Underground : a bestselling young adult dystopian thriller by Chris Ward Pdf

The bestselling young adult dystopian thriller series set in a near future London: The Tube Riders: Underground Marta Banks is a girl with an identity. She is a Tube Rider, a girl who risks death every day in the abandoned underground stations of London. It doesn’t matter that her parents are dead. It doesn’t matter that her beloved brother has disappeared. It doesn’t matter that in the dystopian chaos of London in 2075, in the shadow of the towering perimeter walls, she has no future. She has her friends. Together, the Tube Riders are a family, united against the brutality of their lives, but when they discover a dark government secret that could bring war to Britain and end decades of oppression, everything they hold dear is threatened. Now they are running for their lives, hunted by genetically engineered killing machines that will stop at nothing to catch them. The Huntsmen are coming…. THE TUBE RIDERS: UNDERGROUND: the acclaimed dystopian thriller set in a near-future dystopian London.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786645142

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Dystopia Utopia Short Stories by Anonim Pdf

New Authors and collections. Following the great success of 2015's Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, this latest in the series is packed with tales set in bleak and paradisiacal worlds of boundless imagination from classic authors and exciting budding contemporary writers. Classic authors include Edward Bellamy, Samuel Butler, Robert W. Chambers, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Richard Jefferies, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Thomas More, William Morris, Mary Shelley, Voltaire.

Author : Sarah Cook,Sara Diamond
Publisher : Riverside Architectural Press
Page : 1116 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781988366319

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Euphoria and Dystopia by Sarah Cook,Sara Diamond Pdf

Euphoria and Dystopia: The Banff New Media Institute Dialogues is a compendium of some of the most important thinking about art and technology to have taken place in the last few decades at the international level. Based on the research of the Banff New Media Institute (BNMI) from 1995 to 2005, the book celebrates the belief that the creative sector, artists and cultural industries, in collaboration with scientists, social scientists and humanists, have a critical role to play in developing technologies that work for human betterment and allow for a more participatory culture. The book is organized by key themes that have underscored the dialogues of the BNMI and within each are carefully edited transcriptions drawn from thousands of hours of audio material documenting BNMI events such as the annual Interactive Screen and the numerous summits and workshops. Each chapter is introduced by an essay from the book editors that discusses the roles of research and artistic co-production at Banff from 1990 to 2005 and a commissioned essay from a leading new media theorist. Includes the catalogue for ‘The Art Formerly Known As New Media’ exhibition, Walter Phillips Gallery, 2005. Edited by Sarah Cook and Sara Diamond. Foreword by Kellogg Booth and Sidney Fels. Essays by Sandra Buckley; Steve Dietz; Jean Gagnon; N. Katherine Hayles; Eric Kluitenberg; Jeff Leiper, Allucquere Rosanne Stone. Afterword by Susan Kennard.

Author : H. G. Wells,Jack London,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,Jonathan Swift,Edgar Allan Poe,Owen Gregory,Hugh Benson,Edward Bellamy,Mary Shelley,William Hope Hodgson,Stanley G. Weinbaum,Fred M. White,Ignatius Donnelly,Ernest Bramah,Arthur Dudley Vinton,Richard Jefferies,Samuel Butler,Edwin A. Abbott,Anthony Trollope,Cleveland Moffett
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 4816 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026896890

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THE DARKNESS OF TOMORROW - Dystopian Novels & Post-Apocalyptic Stories by H. G. Wells,Jack London,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,Jonathan Swift,Edgar Allan Poe,Owen Gregory,Hugh Benson,Edward Bellamy,Mary Shelley,William Hope Hodgson,Stanley G. Weinbaum,Fred M. White,Ignatius Donnelly,Ernest Bramah,Arthur Dudley Vinton,Richard Jefferies,Samuel Butler,Edwin A. Abbott,Anthony Trollope,Cleveland Moffett Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Jack London: Iron Heel H. G. Wells: The Time Machine The First Men in the Moon When the Sleeper Wakes Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's Travels Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Coming Race Edgar Allan Poe: The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Owen Gregory: Meccania the Super-State Hugh Benson: Lord of the World Edward Bellamy: Looking Backward: 2000–1887 Equality Mary Shelley: The Last Man William Hope Hodgson: The Night Land Stanley G. Weinbaum: The Black Flame Fred M. White: The Doom of London Series The Four White Days The Four Days' Night The Dust of Death A Bubble Burst The Invisible Force The River of Death Ignatius Donnelly: Caesar's Column Ernest Bramah: The Secret of the League (aka What Might Have Been) Arthur Dudley Vinton: Looking Further Backward Richard Jefferies: After London Samuel Butler: Erewhon Edwin A. Abbott: Flatland Anthony Trollope: The Fixed Period Cleveland Moffett: The Conquest of America

Author : William Le Queux
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 4287 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9788027219711

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WILLIAM LE QUEUX: 15 Dystopian Novels & Espionage Thrillers (Illustrated Edition) by William Le Queux Pdf

In the period that preceded the great wars most of the countries in Europe lived in a great fear of possible invasion of foreign powers or infiltration of enemy spies and secret service agents in the state affairs. This fear resulted in forming of invasion literature genre and William Le Queux was the ruling king of the genre: The Great War in England in 1897 The Invasion of 1910 Whoso Findeth a Wife Of Royal Blood Her Majesty's Minister The Under-Secretary The Czar's Spy Spies of the Kaiser The Price of Power Her Royal Highness At the Sign of the Sword Number 70, Berlin The Way to Win The Zeppelin Destroyer Sant of the Secret Service William Le Queux (1864-1927) was an Anglo-French writer who mainly wrote in the genres of mystery, thriller, and espionage, particularly in the years leading up to World War I. His best-known works are the anti-French and anti-Russian invasion fantasy "The Great War in England in 1897" and the anti-German invasion fantasy "The Invasion of 1910."

Author : Megan O'Russell
Publisher : Ink Worlds Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Girl Cloaked in Shadow: A Contemporary YA Dystopian Fantasy Adventure by Megan O'Russell Pdf

The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is book three in The Chronicles of Maggie Trent, a Paranormal Fantasy Dystopia series from Young Adult author Megan O'Russell. Forgiveness is beyond the power of the Siren. Magic and mystery fill the Siren’s Realm, but danger seeps into the cracks of her world. The Compère has arrived, bringing with him spectacle laced with brutality. In the face of unprecedented fear, the people of the Siren’s Realm need a champion to defend them. But Bertrand Wayland has fled the Siren’s Realm and the people who dwell there. The Siren does not take abandonment lightly. As the danger from the Compère grows, the Siren casts Maggie Trent from her realm and into a world of darkness where death lurks in every shadow. With her hope for survival slipping away, Maggie must find a way to banish the ghosts that haunt her and bring Bertrand back to the Siren’s Realm. *** Calling all witches and wizards! This young adult fantasy adventure features the women in fiction and feminism in fantasy that fans of paranormal romance author Megan O’Russell love. With a strong female lead, this YA contemporary fantasy series lets readers run away into an alternate world of witchcraft and wizardry where the magic of a perfect utopia hides oppression and class differences. The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is also available in paperback. *** The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is perfect for fans of Kami Garcia, Rick Riordan, Missy Sheldrake, Anthea Sharp, J. C. Gilbert, Meg Collette, and TR Cameron.

Author : Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,Jack London,Ernest Bramah,Jonathan Swift,Cleveland Moffett,Anthony Trollope,Richard Jefferies,William Dean Howells,Ayn Rand,Samuel Butler,Milo Hastings,Edward Bellamy,Fritz Leiber,Irving E. Cox,Philip Francis Nowlan,Richard Stockham,Ignatius Donnelly,Owen Gregory,H. G. Wells,E. M. Forster,Fred M. White,Mary Shelley,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain,George Griffith,Edwin A. Abbott,Arthur Dudley Vinton,Gertrude Barrows Bennett,Hugh Benson
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 13558 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547397595

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The Greatest of Dystopian Classics of All Time by Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,Jack London,Ernest Bramah,Jonathan Swift,Cleveland Moffett,Anthony Trollope,Richard Jefferies,William Dean Howells,Ayn Rand,Samuel Butler,Milo Hastings,Edward Bellamy,Fritz Leiber,Irving E. Cox,Philip Francis Nowlan,Richard Stockham,Ignatius Donnelly,Owen Gregory,H. G. Wells,E. M. Forster,Fred M. White,Mary Shelley,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain,George Griffith,Edwin A. Abbott,Arthur Dudley Vinton,Gertrude Barrows Bennett,Hugh Benson Pdf

DigiCat presents to you this meticulously edited Sci-Fi collection, packed with the selected dystopian novels & the post-apocalyptic classics: Ayn Rand: Anthem Jack London: Iron Heel H. G. Wells: The Time Machine The First Men in the Moon When The Sleeper Wakes Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Coming Race Hugh Benson: Lord of the World Edward Bellamy: Looking Backward: 2000–1887 Equality Mary Shelley: The Last Man Edgar Allan Poe: The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Owen Gregory: Meccania the Super-State Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels William Hope Hodgson: The Night Land Fred M. White: The Doom of London Series The Four White Days The Four Days' Night The Dust of Death A Bubble Burst The Invisible Force The River of Death Ignatius Donnelly: Caesar's Column Ernest Bramah: The Secret of the League (aka What Might Have Been) Milo Hastings: City of Endless Night Arthur Dudley Vinton: Looking Further Backward Gertrude Barrows Bennett (aka Francis Stevens): The Heads of Cerberus E. M. Forster: The Machine Stops Richard Jefferies: After London Samuel Butler: Erewhon Edwin A. Abbott: Flatland Anthony Trollope: The Fixed Period Fritz Leiber: The Night of the Long Knives Richard Stockham: Perchance to Dream Irving E. Cox: The Guardians Cleveland Moffett: The Conquest of America Richard Jefferies: After London William Dean Howells: A Traveler from Altruria Through the Eye of the Needle Philip Francis Nowlan: Armageddon–2419 A.D. The Airlords of Han (Sequel) Anonymous: The Great Romance Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain: Sultana's Dream George Griffith: The Angel of the Revolution The Syren of the Skies (Sequel)

Author : H. G. Wells,Abraham Merritt,Edgar Wallace,Jules Verne,Edgar Allan Poe,Mary Shelley,Edwin A. Abbott,Jack London,Robert Louis Stevenson,George MacDonald,Henry Rider Haggard,William Hope Hodgson,H. P. Lovecraft,Edward Bellamy,Mark Twain,Arthur Conan Doyle,Francis Bacon,C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne,Lewis Grassic Gibbon,Margaret Cavendish,Jonathan Swift,William Morris,Samuel Butler,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,James Fenimore Cooper,Charlotte Perkins Gilman,Owen Gregory,Hugh Benson,Fred M. White,Ignatius Donnelly,Ernest Bramah,Arthur Dudley Vinton,Robert Cromie,Anthony Trollope,Cleveland Moffett,Richard Jefferies,Percy Greg,David Lindsay,Edward Everett Hale,Stanley G. Weinbaum,Otis Adelbert Kline,Malcolm Jameson,Garrett P. Serviss,Gertrude Barrows Bennett
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 12002 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788027248179

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Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: 140+ Dystopian Novels, Space Action Adventures, Lost World Classics & Apocalyptic Tales by H. G. Wells,Abraham Merritt,Edgar Wallace,Jules Verne,Edgar Allan Poe,Mary Shelley,Edwin A. Abbott,Jack London,Robert Louis Stevenson,George MacDonald,Henry Rider Haggard,William Hope Hodgson,H. P. Lovecraft,Edward Bellamy,Mark Twain,Arthur Conan Doyle,Francis Bacon,C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne,Lewis Grassic Gibbon,Margaret Cavendish,Jonathan Swift,William Morris,Samuel Butler,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,James Fenimore Cooper,Charlotte Perkins Gilman,Owen Gregory,Hugh Benson,Fred M. White,Ignatius Donnelly,Ernest Bramah,Arthur Dudley Vinton,Robert Cromie,Anthony Trollope,Cleveland Moffett,Richard Jefferies,Percy Greg,David Lindsay,Edward Everett Hale,Stanley G. Weinbaum,Otis Adelbert Kline,Malcolm Jameson,Garrett P. Serviss,Gertrude Barrows Bennett Pdf

Musaicum Books presents to you this unique SF collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. H. G. Wells: The Time Machine The War of the Worlds The Island of Doctor Moreau The Invisible Man… Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of the Earth 20.000 Leagues under the Sea The Mysterious Island… Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Last Man Edgar Wallace: Planetoid 127 The Green Rust… Otis Adelbert Kline: The Venus Trilogy The Mars Series Malcolm Jameson: Captain Bullard Series Garrett P. Serviss: Edison's Conquest of Mars A Columbus of Space The Sky Pirate… Arthur Conan Doyle: The Professor Challenger Series Francis Bacon: New Atlantis Edwin A. Abbott: Flatland Jack London: Iron Heel The Scarlet Plague The Star Rover… Robert Louis Stevenson: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde George MacDonald: Lilith H. Rider Haggard: King Solomon's Mines She William H. Hodgson: The House on the Borderland The Night Land… Edgar Allan Poe: Some Words with a Mummy Mellonta Tauta… H. P. Lovecraft: Beyond the Wall of Sleep The Cats of Ulthar Celephaïs Edward Bellamy: Looking Backward: 2000–1887 Equality… Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Owen Gregory: Meccania the Super-State Margaret Cavendish: The Blazing World Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's Travels William Morris: News from Nowhere Samuel Butler: Erewhon Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Coming Race James Fenimore Cooper: The Monikins Hugh Benson: Lord of the World Fred M. White: The Doom of London Ernest Bramah: The Secret of the League Arthur D. Vinton: Looking Further Backward Robert Cromie: The Crack of Doom Anthony Trollope: The Fixed Period Cleveland Moffett: Richard Jefferies: After London Francis Stevens: The Heads of Cerberus Percy Greg: Across the Zodiac David Lindsay: A Voyage to Arcturus Stanley G. Weinbaum: Stories from the Solar System Abraham Merritt: The Moon Pool The Metal Monster… Hyne: The Lost Continent

Author : Stanford M. Lyman
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Postmodernism
ISBN : 161075350X

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Roads to Dystopia, Sociological Essay on the Post Modern Condition (c) by Stanford M. Lyman Pdf

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher : Musaicum Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788075838346

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Dystopian Classics: Through the Eye of the Needle & A Traveler from Altruria by William Dean Howells Pdf

Set during the early 1890s in a fashionable summer resort somewhere on the East Coast of the United States, A Traveler from Altruria is narrated by a Mr Twelvemough, a popular author of light fiction who has been selected to function as host to a visitor from the faraway island of Altruria called Mr Homos. In the novel, the island state of Altruria serves as a foil to America, whose citizens, compared to Altrurians, appear selfish, obsessed with money, and emotionally imbalanced. Mainly, A Traveler from Altruria is a critique of unfettered capitalism and its consequences, and of the Gilded Age in particular. Through the Eye of the Needle is a Utopian novel that follows A Traveler from Altruria. Howells casts this book in the form of an epistolary novel — a form favored by some other Utopian and dystopian writers. Aristides Homos, Howells's Altrurian protagonist, writes a series of letters home to his friend Cyril. Homos is now located in the densely urban environment of New York City, where he confronts the contrasts between America c. 1900 and his own pastoral and agrarian Utopianism in their most extreme forms. The dramatic center of the book is the love affair between Homos and Evelith Strange, a wealthy widow of the American plutocracy. William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, literary critic, and playwright. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental novel.