Dystopia(n) matters : on the page, on screen, on stage / edited by Fátima Vieira.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vieira, Fátima.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dystopias.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 316 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The volume is divided into two parts, separated by an Intermezzo. The first part, thDystopia Mattersoe, benefits from the contribution of reputed scholars of the field of Utopian Studies, who were asked to make a statement explaining why dystopia is important. The Intermezzo completes this part and offers the reader an informed discussion of the concepts of utopia, dystopia and anti-utopia whilst providing ground for the case studies presented in the second part, in the sections devoted to literature, film, and theatre. - - In one way or another, despite the variety of approaches, all contributors argue for the idea that, if dystopia has invaded most forms of contemporary discourse, its sibling, utopia, has not been eradicated from the scene. Furthermore, the studies show that the tension between the two concepts is instrumental to our cautious, conscious, and tentative construction of the future. -

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 15, 2013).

ISBN:

1-4438-5023-3

OCLC:

857064583