| News from Nowhere: Or an Epoch of Rest; Being Some Chapters from "A Utopian Romance" Contributor(s): Morris, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486434273 ISBN-13: 9780486434278 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 Annotation: One of the most literary utopian novels, "News from Nowhere" chronicles the impressions of a 19th-century visitor to the 22nd century, who finds England transformed into a socialist paradise. Morris' idyllic society echoes themes from the writings of Ruskin and Marx but forms a distinctive expression of the author's own egalitarian views. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Dewey: 321.07 |
| LCCN: 2003068754 |
| Series: Dover Books on Literature & Drama |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.38" W x 8.6" (0.52 lbs) 193 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the most literary and readable of utopian novels, News from Nowhere chronicles the impressions of a nineteenth-century visitor to the twenty-second century, who finds England transformed into a socialist paradise. Morris' idyllic society echoes themes from the writings of Ruskin and Marx but forms a distinctive expression of the author's own egalitarian views. A distillation of Morris' mature reflections on politics, art and society, this work was regarded as an exercise in sentimentality upon its 1890 publication. Modern readers, however, are likely to find resonance in its critique of state socialism and its proposals for an alternative society. |