The Cambridge companion to British utopian literature and culture since 1945 / edited by Caroline Edwards.
| Other author | Edwards, Caroline, 1983- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xii, 306 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge companions to literature Cambridge companions to literature. ^A326514 |
| Contents | he topian impulse in British literature and culture since 1945 -- Part I. The dream of imperial ruins ; Cosy catastrophes: ambivalent utopias / Roger Luckhurst ; The 1960s: new wave, new worlds / Tom Dillon ; Post-imperial melancholy in the long 1970s / Andrew M. Butler -- Part II. Building new communities ; The British counterculture, utopia, and class / David Wilkinson ; Staging utopian subjects: contemporary British theatre beyond the barriers / Siân Adiseshiah ; Utopian communities in Scottish fiction / Timothy C. Baker |
| Abstract | "Offers an authoritative account of British utopian literature and culture from the postwar to the present. Written by leading scholars, it presents a wide-ranging account of utopian thinking in novels, plays, films, TV, and poetry. Scholars and students will find analyses of British writers taught at university level"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Literary criticism. |
| Genre/form | Critiques littéraires. |
| LCCN | 2025030887 |
| ISBN | 9781009690508 |
| ISBN | 9781009690492 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1009690493 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1009690507 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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