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- Title
LA DISTOPÍA LITERARIA COMO ARTEFACTO MODERNO.
- Authors
Esclusa, Héctor Jiménez
- Abstract
This article analyzes the dystopian novels "Brave New World," "1984," "Fahrenheit 451," and "The Handmaid's Tale" in relation to the modern theory that argues that modernity has not ended and that there are changes within it. The characteristics of the dystopian genre are compared between the phase of modernity that followed the Industrial Revolution and the one that developed in late modernity. Other dystopian novels published since late modernity are mentioned, as well as the subgenre of ecological dystopia. The debate about whether we are in a new phase of modernity or in a different time, with different sociological positions, is also discussed. The article highlights the importance of books as vehicles of language and culture in modernity, as well as the threats they have faced throughout history. The relationship between literary dystopias and sexual repression is also analyzed, as well as the relationship between Fordism and utopia/dystopia in modern society. Finally, it explores how these dystopian novels reflect the struggle for power and ideological manipulation in different societies, and how they have evolved over time to reflect current concerns.
- Subjects
LIQUID modernity; MODERN society; DYSTOPIAS; INDUSTRIAL revolution; FAHRENHEIT 451 (Book : Bradbury); BRAVE New World (Book : Huxley); HANDMAID'S Tale, The (Book : Atwood); MODERNITY; IDEOLOGICAL conflict
- Publication
Letras (0459-1283), 2023, Vol 63, Issue 103, p109
- ISSN
0459-1283
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.56219/letras.v63i103.2366