Political Utopias at the Time of the Revolution Debate in England, 1789 -1796
Political Utopias at the Time of the Revolution Debate in England, 1789 -1796
Author
Reto Suter
Satire, rather than utopian writing, dominated literature in 18th century England and memories of Cromwell led population to prefer stability to political experiments. This book provides an introduction to Ernst Bloch's concept of utopia and analyses utopian sources that draws an overview of protagonists of Revolution Debate and their works.