Utopia, Limited
Romanticism and Adjustment
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Political
| Author: | Anahid Nersessian | ISBN: | 9780674425125 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 9, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anahid Nersessian |
| ISBN: | 9780674425125 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 9, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
What is utopia if not a perfect impossible world? Anahid Nersessian reveals the basic misunderstanding of that ideal. Applying the lessons of art to the rigors of life on an imperiled planet, she enlists the Romantics to redefine utopia as an investment in limitation—not a perfect world but one where we get less than we hoped but more than we had.
What is utopia if not a perfect impossible world? Anahid Nersessian reveals the basic misunderstanding of that ideal. Applying the lessons of art to the rigors of life on an imperiled planet, she enlists the Romantics to redefine utopia as an investment in limitation—not a perfect world but one where we get less than we hoped but more than we had.
