The Utopian Novel in America, 1886–1896

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The Utopian Novel in America, 1886–1896 is written by Jean Pfaelzer and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0822974428 (ISBN 10) and 9780822974420 (ISBN 13).

In the late 1800s, Americans flocked to cities, immigration, slums, and unemployment burgeoned, and America's role in foreign affairs grew. This period also spawned a number of fictional glimpses into the future. After the publication of Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward in 1888, there was an outpouring of utopian fantasy, many of which promoted socialism, while others presented refined versions of capitalism. Jean Pfaelzer's study traces the impact of the utopian novel and the narrative structures of these sentimental romances. She discusses progressive, pastoral, feminist, and apocalyptic utopias, as well as the genre's parodic counterpart, the dystopia.