In parallel with a process that has characterised modern history and in accordance with the constitutive features of utopian literature, utopian discourses have expunged fear – even fear of death or illness – from their theoretical universe. However, while describing in detail ideal places, utopias also reveal, wordlessly, the lengthy list of fears troubling a given historical age. On the contrary, the many-sided universe of negative utopias, embracing dystopian as well as ant-utopian narratives, has brought the attention back on fear, putting it at the centre of human experience.

Esorcizzare la paura, invocare le paure. Utopia e distopia di fronte a una passione antica

CERETTA, Manuela
2016-01-01

Abstract

In parallel with a process that has characterised modern history and in accordance with the constitutive features of utopian literature, utopian discourses have expunged fear – even fear of death or illness – from their theoretical universe. However, while describing in detail ideal places, utopias also reveal, wordlessly, the lengthy list of fears troubling a given historical age. On the contrary, the many-sided universe of negative utopias, embracing dystopian as well as ant-utopian narratives, has brought the attention back on fear, putting it at the centre of human experience.
2016
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https://governarelapaura.unibo.it/article/view/6544
fear, utopia, dystopia, human experience.
Ceretta, Manuela
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