| Essays on Ayn Rand's Anthem Contributor(s): Mayhew, Robert (Editor), Berliner, Michael S. (Contribution by), Bernstein, Andy (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0739110314 ISBN-13: 9780739110317 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $56.42 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: The essays in this collection treat historical, literary, and philosophical topics related to Ayn Rand's Anthem, an anti-utopia fantasy set in the future. The first book-length study on Anthem, this collection covers subjects such as free will, political freedom, and the connection between freedom and individual thought and privacy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| LCCN: 2005002801 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.07" W x 8.92" (1.20 lbs) 354 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this first book-length study of Ayn Rand's anti-utopia Anthem, essays explore the historical, literary, and philosophical themes presiding in this novella written in opposition to the totalitarianism of the Soviet Union (and Nazi Germany). Written in 1937, published in 1938 in Britain, and subsequently in a revised form in the United States in 1946, Anthem investigates the importance of the ego and freedom, and the individual against the state. Editor Robert Mayhew has collected a variety of essays dealing with such topics including: the history behind the novella's creation, publication, and reception; its connection to other anti-utopian novels; and, the significance of ego and freedom, which it portrays and defends. This book is important to philosophers as well as readers looking to gain a better understanding of Ayn Rand and Anthem. |