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Critical theory and dystopia / Patricia McManus.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McManus, Patricia, author.
- Series:
- Critical theory and contemporary society.
- Critical theory and contemporary society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dystopias in literature.
- Fiction--History and criticism.
- Fiction.
- Critical theory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 17, 2026).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: McManus, Patricia Critical Theory and Dystopia
- ISBN:
- 9781526139740
- OCLC:
- 1332778940
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