Alternative Worlds Imagined, 1500-1700: Essays on Radicalism, Utopianism and Reality (1st ed. 2017) (Palgrave Studies in Utopianism)
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- Synopsis
- This book address the relationship between utopian and radical thought, particularly in the early modern period, and puts forward alternatives approaches to imagined ‘realities’. Alternative Worlds Imagined, 1500-1700 explores the nature and meaning of radicalism in a traditional society; the necessity of fiction both in rejecting and constructing the status quo; and the circumstances in which radical and utopian fictions appear to become imperative. In particular, it closely examines non-violence in Gerrard Winstanley’s thought; millennialism and utopianism as mutual critiques; form and substance in early modern utopianism/radicalism; Thomas More’s utopian theatre of interests; and James Harrington and the political necessity of narrative fiction. This detailed analysis underpins observations about the longer term historical significance and meaning of both radicalism and utopianism.
- Copyright:
- 2017
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- ISBN-13:
- 9783319622323
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783319622316
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 08/27/22
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- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
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- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Science, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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