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010    $a 2010016091
020    $a 0786440368 (softcover : alk. paper)
020    $a 9780786440368 (softcover : alk. paper)
035    $a (OCoLC)496235767
040    $a DLC $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d CDX $d BWX $d IWA $d SILO
050 00 $a PR830 U7 P56 2010
100 1  $a Pint©♭r, K©Łroly, $d 1970-
245 14 $a The anatomy of utopia : $b narration, estrangement and ambiguity in More, Wells, Huxley and Clarke / $c K©Łroly Pint©♭r ; foreword by Patrick Parrinder.
260    $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland & Co., Publishers, $c c2010.
300    $a xi, 232 p. ; $c 23 cm.
490 1  $a Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; $v 23
504    $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0  $a Foreword by Patrick Parrinder -- Introduction -- Utopia the protean concept -- Encounters with a stranger -- Glimpses of a moving picture -- After utopia: anti-utopia and science fiction in the 20th century -- Conclusion.
520    $a "This text argues that utopian stories should be treated as literary texts, not as blueprints for a human community. Thomas More's Utopia, H.G. Well's A Modern Utopia, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, and Arthur C. Clarke's The City and the Stars are examined as texts representative of utopianism during specific historical periods"--Provided by publisher.
650  0 $a Utopias in literature
650  0 $a Science fiction, English $x History and criticism.
650  0 $a Utopias $x Philosophy.
830  0 $a Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy $v 23.
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