The Fiction of Dread by Dr Robert T. Tally Jr. (Paperback Book)

Name: The Fiction of Dread by Dr Robert T. Tally Jr. (Paperback Book)
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

A history and examination of dystopia and angst in popular culture that speaks to our current climate of dread.\nAt the dawn of the 20th century, a wide-ranging utopianism dominated popular and intellectual cultures throughout Europe and America. However, in the aftermathof the World Wars, with such canonical examples as Brave New World and Nineteen-Eighty-Four, dystopia emerged as a dominant genre, in literature and in social thought. The continuing presence and eventual dominance of dystopian themes in popular culture\u2014e.g., dismal authoritarian future states, sinister global conspiracies, post-apocalyptic landscapes, a proliferation of horrific monsters, and end-of-the-world fantasies\u2014have confirmed the degree to which the 21st is also a dystopian century.\nDrawing on literature as varied\n\nThe Fiction of Dread\nDystopia, Monstrosity, and Apocalypse\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services;