Anatomy of Utopia

Károly Pintér is a university professor of American cultrure at PPKE in Budapest, Hungary.

“Pintér’s careful rehabilitation of the utopian genre is very welcome...convincing...riveting...provides superlative evidence that the critical engagement with these fictional visions of (seemingly) perfect worlds is not only an entirely legitimate but indeed a highly entertaining and captivating enterprise...a valuable contribution to utopia studies”—variations; “some interesting points are scattered throughout and the book will reward readers interested in the subject matter”—Critical Mass; “very readable...a book that students of utopia should examine”—Extrapolation; “recommend”—The Wellsian; “a solid piece of scholarship and impeccably edited...valuable”—Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies; “careful and solidly grounded approach”—Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts; “well written”—Science Fiction Studies.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by Patrick Parrinder      Introduction      1. Utopia the Protean Concept      2. Encounters with a Stranger      3. Glimpses of a Moving Picture      4. After Utopia? Anti-Utopia and Science Fiction in the 20th Century      Conclusion      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index