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2017 | 14/4 | 29-44

Article title

Socialist and feminist dream-narratives of solidarity at the end of 19th century (Morris and Corbett)

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PL
Socjalistyczne i feministyczne narracje oniryczne o solidarności z końca dziewiętnastego wieku (Morris i Corbett)

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Abstracts

EN
The Victorian fin de siècle exhibits not only a double quality but also the ambivalence of modernity with the appearance of ‘new’ ideas in the ‘old’ age. The unique perspective is especially evident in the so-called ‘dream-narratives’ written in the last decades of the 19th century, for instance, in Edward Bellamy’s Looking Backward 2000-1887 (1888) and William Morris’s News from Nowhere (1890). In my paper, I will juxtapose the Morrisian British socialist utopia and Elizabeth Corbett’s feminist utopia, New Amazonia (1889), focusing on communal solidarity, emancipation and gender equality in the works. I will also highlight the importance of the ideal reader who is effectively addressed in both utopias.
PL
Wiktoriański fin de siècle wykazuje nie tylko podwójną przynależność, ale również ambiwalencję współczesności wraz z pojawianiem się ‘nowych’ idei w odchodzącym w przeszłość (‘starym’) wieku. Unikatowa perspektywa jest szczególnie wyraźna w tzw. onirycznych narracjach pisanych w ostatnich dekadach XIX wieku, na przykład, w powieści Edwarda Bellamy’ego Looking Backward 2000-1887 (1888) i w News from Nowhere (1890) Williama Morrisa. W artykule przeciwstawiam Morrisowską brytyjską utopię socjalistyczną feministycznej utopii Elizabeth Corbett pt. New Amazonia (1889), koncentrując się na problematyce społecznej solidarności, emancypacji oraz równości płci w obu utworach, podkreślając także istotną rolę idealnego czytelnika, do którego adresowane są obie utopie.

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Contributors

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  • Eszterhazy Karoly University

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Document Type

Publication order reference

Identifiers

ISSN
1732-1220
ISSN
2451-1498

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