Restoration and Augustan British Utopias - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0815628242 ISBN 13: 9780815628248

Casa editrice: Syracuse Univ Pr, 1999

Riassunto

A collection of late 17th-century British Utopian texts written from the period 1660 until the French Revolution, including some rare pieces never before published. Themes of these works include alchemy and science, imaginary voyages, descriptions of model societies, and plans for working communities that proposed to solve the problem of poverty. An introduction looks at the ways in which texts from this period reshaped the genre, and examines the influence of the religious ferment of the Puritan revolution, the extension of scientific interests, proposals for social and constitutional reform, and the growth of exploration. Includes notes on texts and authors. Claeys teaches history at Royal Holloway College, University of London. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Gregory Claeys provides tangible evidence of a rich variety of utopian texts from the Restoration until the turn of the century. The topics of these works are wide-ranging and include alchemy and natural science, imaginary voyages, some Arcadian, some utopian, descriptions of model societies, both Christian and classical and plans for working communities that proposed how to solve the problem of poverty and bring harmony to the poor.

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• Editore: Syracuse Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0815628242
• ISBN 13: 9780815628248
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 271
• Redattore: Claeys Gregory