Breaking the Promise of Perfection: Imperfect Utopias in Marge Piercy’s Woman on the Edge of Time
In an era still plagued by popularized skepticism toward utopian thought, Marge Piercy’s 1976 novel Woman on the Edge of Time remains a compelling exploration of potential futures. This essay juxtaposes anti-utopian critiques of perfection, violence, and instrumental rationalism with Piercy’s portra...
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Lodz University Press
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Text Matters |
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| Online Access: | https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/textmatters/article/view/24202 |