Chapter Introduction Imagining a World Without Heroes

Utopian thinking has a typical opponent, the heroic-aristocratic culture which has its fullest expression in epic poetry. There is a perennial clash of values between the dignity of rank and personal achievement and rational utopian planning. Most of the major authors who have dealt with utopian the...

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Main Author: Farrell, John (auth)
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
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