Max Nettlau’s Utopian Vision

Toby Widdicombe is Professor of English at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He has specialized during his career in utopianism, Shakespeare, American literature, and textual studies.

“Max Nettlau’s Esbozo de historia de las utopias, translated into English for the first time as Max Nettlau’s Utopian Vision, is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of utopianism or anarchism. Toby Widdicombe’s translation supplemented with extensive notes concerning the often forgotten but important authors and movements makes it an invaluable tool for any researcher.” —Lyman Tower Sargent, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis.

• Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Outline of the History of Utopias; 1. Definition; 2. The Classical and Medieval Ages; 3. The Renaissance and Neo-Classical Periods;  4. The Nineteenth Century (to 1888); 5. 1888 to the Twentieth Century; The Twentieth Century: 1900–1925; Notes; Appendix A Select Nettlau Bibliography; Appendix B An Annotated Gazetteer of Nettlau’s Utopians; Appendix C List of Intentional Communities in Esbozo; Appendix D List of Utopian Newspapers and Journals in Esbozo; Bibliography; Index