The Last Utopians: Four Late Nineteenth-Century Visionaries and Their Legacy

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Last Utopians: Four Late Nineteenth-Century Visionaries and Their Legacy
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Robertson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9780691202860
ClassificationsDewey:820.9372
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 17 b/w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 28 April 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

The entertaining story of four utopian writers-Edward Bellamy, William Morris, Edward Carpenter, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman-and their continuing influence today In this lively literary history, Michael Robertson introduces readers to a vital strain of utopianism that seized the imaginations of four American and British writers during an extrao

Author Biography

Michael Robertson is professor of English at The College of New Jersey and the award-winning author of Worshipping Walt: The Whitman Disciples (Princeton) and Stephen Crane, Journalism, and the Making of Modern American Literature. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Village Voice, and many other publications.

Reviews

"One of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018"