Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature

Edward Bellamy and Utopian Activism

Educational Feb 3, 2017 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E6: Can utopian literature have real-world impact? This question is integral to understanding the significance of Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy. Witness the ways Bellamy's socialist vision of the future had genuine influence on the social activists of Gilded Age America. Professor Bedore also introduces the idea of "euchronia."

Educational Feb 3, 2017 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

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Released: 2017
Run Time: 30 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

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: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.