{"product_id":"9781526139733","title":"Critical theory and dystopia","description":"Author: Patricia McManus\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526139733\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Jun 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBringing the resources of critical theory to bear on the genre of dystopian fiction, this volume demonstrates both the continuing potential of Theodor Adorno's work on literature, and the meaning of dystopia when considered in the light of Adorno's critique of modernity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical theory and dystopia offers a uniquely rich study of dystopian fiction, drawing on the insights of critical theory. Asking what ideological work these dark imaginings perform, the book reconstructs the historical emergence, consolidation and transformation of the genre across the twentieth century and into our own, ranging from Yevgeny Zamayatin's We (1924) and Aldous Huxley's \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e (1932) to Anthony Burgess's \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e (1963) and Suzanne Collins\u0026amp;#x27;s \u003ci\u003eHunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e series (2000s and 2010s). In doing so, it reveals the political logics opened up or neutered by the successive moments of this dystopian history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920492380318,"sku":"ING-9781526139733","price":183.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526139733.jpg?v=1782822010","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526139733","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}