Utopias, Dystopias and Science Fiction

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Utopias, Dystopias and Science Fiction Sir Thomas More

Utopia Eutopia “No Place” Model of the good society Unrealistic daydream “The Good Place” Ambiguity of terms Dream place

Utopias Typically a visitor arrives Geographical isolation Temporal isolation Wish to appear realistic and realizable Problem today: the world has shrunk

Utopian or Dystopian Satire Ridicule No solution Sir Thomas More, 1478-1535

Satire Gulliver’s Travels Erewhon Jonathan Swift, 1667-1745

Aspects of Utopias Socialism Democracy – dictatorship? Religion War – power Technology Work – leisure

Works Thomas More – Utopia, 1516 Francis Bacon – New Atlantis, 1605 Jonathan Swift – Gulliver’s Travels, 1726 Mary Shelley – Frankenstein, 1818 Samuel Butler – Erewhon, 1872 William Morris – News from Nowhere, 1890 H.G.Wells – The Time Machine, 1895 The War of the Worlds, 1898

Utopia, Thomas More What are the main criticisms of the existing British society? Courtiers The justice system and punishment in England The noblemen and their exploitation The Enclosure movement The King and his ambitions Avarice and Greed

Questions Utopia, Thomas More 1) Give a brief outline of the basic characteristics of Utopia 2) What is the role of men, women, and children? 3) Which of these characteristics appeal to you and which do not? Why / why not?