Dreamers in dialogue: evolution, sex and gender in the utopian visions of William Morris and William Henry Hudson
The aim of this article is to explore the parallels between two late-nineteenth-century utopias,William Henry Hudsons A Crystal Age (1882) and William Morriss News from Nowhere (1891). Itaims to explore how these two works respond to the transition from a kinetic to a static conception ofutopia that...
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| description | The aim of this article is to explore the parallels between two late-nineteenth-century utopias,William Henry Hudsons A Crystal Age (1882) and William Morriss News from Nowhere (1891). Itaims to explore how these two works respond to the transition from a kinetic to a static conception ofutopia that under pressure from evolutionary and feminist discourses took place during the period.Particular focus lies on the way in which this is negotiated through the depiction of evolution, sexuality,and gender roles in the respective novels, and how the depiction of these disruptive elements may workas a means of ensuring the readers active engagement in political, intellectual and emotional terms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-089f4e4a066f49a3bb2992756f3a29ee2023-01-18T08:46:27ZdeuUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Neophilologica0567-784X2350-417X2013-12-01461-210.4312/an.46.1-2.65-80Dreamers in dialogue: evolution, sex and gender in the utopian visions of William Morris and William Henry HudsonCaterina NovákThe aim of this article is to explore the parallels between two late-nineteenth-century utopias,William Henry Hudsons A Crystal Age (1882) and William Morriss News from Nowhere (1891). Itaims to explore how these two works respond to the transition from a kinetic to a static conception ofutopia that under pressure from evolutionary and feminist discourses took place during the period.Particular focus lies on the way in which this is negotiated through the depiction of evolution, sexuality,and gender roles in the respective novels, and how the depiction of these disruptive elements may workas a means of ensuring the readers active engagement in political, intellectual and emotional terms.https://journals.uni-lj.si/ActaNeophilologica/article/view/2598English literatureliterary studiesevolutiongender rolesutopian fiction |
| spellingShingle | Caterina Novák Dreamers in dialogue: evolution, sex and gender in the utopian visions of William Morris and William Henry Hudson Acta Neophilologica English literature literary studies evolution gender roles utopian fiction |
| title | Dreamers in dialogue: evolution, sex and gender in the utopian visions of William Morris and William Henry Hudson |
| title_full | Dreamers in dialogue: evolution, sex and gender in the utopian visions of William Morris and William Henry Hudson |
| title_fullStr | Dreamers in dialogue: evolution, sex and gender in the utopian visions of William Morris and William Henry Hudson |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dreamers in dialogue: evolution, sex and gender in the utopian visions of William Morris and William Henry Hudson |
| title_short | Dreamers in dialogue: evolution, sex and gender in the utopian visions of William Morris and William Henry Hudson |
| title_sort | dreamers in dialogue evolution sex and gender in the utopian visions of william morris and william henry hudson |
| topic | English literature literary studies evolution gender roles utopian fiction |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/ActaNeophilologica/article/view/2598 |
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