SOCIETY IN THE ENGLISH LITERARY DYSTOPIA
SOCIETY IN THE ENGLISH LITERARY DYSTOPIA
Author(s): Milan D. ŽivkovićSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: A Clockwork Orange;The Handmaid’s Tale;characteristics;dystopian society;literary dystopia;values;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the nature of totalitarian societies in Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Apart from the fundamental characteristics and values of these societies, as well as the particular views of both a male and a female writer on this subject, the paper analyzes the relationship between dystopian and real modern societies through various authors’ observations.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 89-97
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
