Examining Humanity in Bernard Beckett’s Genesis: Anaximander, Plato, Classical Philosophy and Gothic in Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults

New Zealand author Bernard Beckett’s young adult novel Genesis (2006) blends classical philosophy and Gothic tropes in a dystopian novel about the nature and ends of humanity. It is a curious work, presented in the form of philosophical dialogue and set in a future world known as The Republic, in w...

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Main Author: Elizabeth Hale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ljubljana University Press 2020-12-01
Series:Clotho
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Online Access:http://revije.mitja.kom/clotho/article/view/9639