Perfect worlds : : utopian fiction in China and the West / / Douwe Fokkema.
Perfect Worlds is an extensive, comparative study of utopian narratives in both the East and the West. Douwe Fokkema provides an elegant argument about the human impulse to imagine new and better worlds, astutely observing that the utopian imagination thrives in the context of secularization. Fokkem...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press,, 2011. |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (448 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021). |
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| Summary: | Perfect Worlds is an extensive, comparative study of utopian narratives in both the East and the West. Douwe Fokkema provides an elegant argument about the human impulse to imagine new and better worlds, astutely observing that the utopian imagination thrives in the context of secularization. Fokkema also tracks the rise of dystopian narratives, invoking authors as diverse as Margaret Atwood and Lao She, and provides a cogent evaluation of the role of imagined worlds in both Chinese and Euro-American fiction. A shrewd comparison of cultures, as well as a vivid account of cross-cultural influence, this volume is a welcome addition to the scholarly discourse on utopias. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 128333447X 9786613334473 904851486X |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Douwe Fokkema. |