News from Nowhere is a visionary utopian novel that chronicles a time traveler’s quest for love and friendship in a future ideal world. ‘Nowhere’ is in fact a literal translation of the word ‘utopia.’ This compelling, imaginative narrative envisions a socialist society that values community, nature, and artistic creativity over industry and capitalism. It is also a refutation of the social values and aesthetic convictions presented in Edward Bellamy’s Looking Backward (1888), in which another time traveler journeys through a futuristic utopia. First published in 1890, News from Nowhere has remained a seminal work of political literature and a touchstone for utopian thought. This Warbler Classics edition includes commentary by Lewis Mumford on classic utopian narratives as well as a detailed biographical timeline.
Table des matières
Contents
Chapter 1. Discussion and Bed
Chapter 2. A Morning Bath
Chapter 3. The Guest House and Breakfast Therein
Chapter 4. A Market by the Way
Chapter 5. Children on the Road
Chapter 6. A Little Shopping
Chapter 7. Trafalgar Square
Chapter 8. An Old Friend
Chapter 9. Concerning Love
Chapter 10. Questions and Answers
Chapter 11. Concerning Government
Chapter 12. Concerning the Arrangement of Life
Chapter 13. Concerning Politics
Chapter 14. How Matters Are Arranged
Chapter 15. On the Lack of Incentive to Labour in a Communist Society
Chapter 16. Dinner in the Hall of the Bloomsbury Market
Chapter 17. How the Change Came
Chapter 18. The Beginning of the New Life
Chapter 19. The Drive Back to Hammersmith
Chapter 20. The Hammersmith Guest-House Again
Chapter 21. Going Up the River
Chapter 22. Hampton Court and a Praiser of Past Times
Chapter 23. An Early Morning by Runnymede
Chapter 24. Up the Thames: The Second Day
Chapter 25. The Third Day on the Thames
Chapter 26. The Obstinate Refusers
Chapter 27. The Upper Waters
Chapter 28. The Little River
Chapter 29. A Resting-Place on the Upper Thames
Chapter 30. The Journey’s End
Chapter 31. An Old House Amongst New Folk
Chapter 32. The Feast’s Beginning-The End
Classic Utopias by Lewis Mumford
Biographical Timeline
A propos de l’auteur
Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a broad career as a writer. Mumford made signal contributions to social philosophy, American literary and cultural history, and the history of technology.
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