DYSTOPIAN FURCATIONS IN MODERN LITERATURE

Modern literature of the 20th century had provided several “dystopian furcations” in the history of Western literature, represented most typically by G. Orwell, A. Huxley, Y. Zamiatin and R. R. Bradbury. What were the motivating factors behind these lines of dystopia? In this paper, we are going to...

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Main Author: KUBILAY AKMAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Romanian Academy 2015-05-01
Series:Revista Română de Sociologie
Online Access:http://revista.acadsudest.ro/pdf-uri/nr.1-2-2015/05-Kubilay.pdf
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spelling doaj-ff24a052eabb4355b635d2380b9b6f262020-11-24T22:53:28ZengRomanian AcademyRevista Română de Sociologie1224-92622015-05-011-2/20157379DYSTOPIAN FURCATIONS IN MODERN LITERATUREKUBILAY AKMAN0Assoc. Prof. Dr. at the Department of Sociology, University of Bingol, TurkeyModern literature of the 20th century had provided several “dystopian furcations” in the history of Western literature, represented most typically by G. Orwell, A. Huxley, Y. Zamiatin and R. R. Bradbury. What were the motivating factors behind these lines of dystopia? In this paper, we are going to discuss the phenomenon of dystopia in modern literature, based on the critical heritage of modern social theory and philosophy. Where does appear the differences between utopia and dystopia? Are the fictional worlds of More, Campanella and Bacon entirely different from the dark illustrations imagined by Orwell, Bradbury, Zamiatin and Huxley? Is there something common inside the imaginary “mechanisms” of utopian and dystopian fictions? These are the core questions we will discuss around this paperhttp://revista.acadsudest.ro/pdf-uri/nr.1-2-2015/05-Kubilay.pdf
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description Modern literature of the 20th century had provided several “dystopian furcations” in the history of Western literature, represented most typically by G. Orwell, A. Huxley, Y. Zamiatin and R. R. Bradbury. What were the motivating factors behind these lines of dystopia? In this paper, we are going to discuss the phenomenon of dystopia in modern literature, based on the critical heritage of modern social theory and philosophy. Where does appear the differences between utopia and dystopia? Are the fictional worlds of More, Campanella and Bacon entirely different from the dark illustrations imagined by Orwell, Bradbury, Zamiatin and Huxley? Is there something common inside the imaginary “mechanisms” of utopian and dystopian fictions? These are the core questions we will discuss around this paper
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