Maps of utopia : H.G. Wells, modernity, and the end of culture /

H.G. Wells is one of the most widely-read writers of the twentieth century, but until now the aesthetics of his work have not been investigated in detail. "Maps of Utopia" tells the story of Wells's writing career over six decades, during which he produced popular science, educational...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James, Simon J.
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=694191
Table of Contents:
  • Of art, of literature, of Mr. H.G. Wells
  • The history of the future: the scientific romances
  • The uses of literacy: reading and realism in Wells's novels
  • The idea of a planned world: H.G. Wells's utopias
  • Education and catastrophe: the war and the world.