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Utopia and dystopia are genres of speculative fiction that explore social and political structures.
Common Features of Dystopian Literature:
- Society controlled by entity or ideology (corporate, government, religious, technological)
- Protagonist feels oppressed, seeks escape
- Technology and propaganda used to manipulate and control
- Nature is something to be conquered
Examples of Dystopian Literature:
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Studies that define, classify, analyze, interpret, and evaluate individual works of literature or an author's complete works.
Features of Literary Criticism
- Published as journal articles or full-length books
- Peer-reviewed work of scholars
- More in-depth critique of a work (compared to book reviews)
- Intended for an academic audience
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Essays examine great writers, important literary works, memorable characters, historical context, and influential movements and events in world literature. - Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new windowIncludes literary criticism, explication, biographies, bibliographies, and work overviews for 100,000+ novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers.
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Online access to content from Salem Press reference books, covering literature, history, science, and health. - Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
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Multi-subject database includes 10,000+ peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and other publications covering a range of academic disciplines and current issues. Suitable for most research projects. - JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly peer-reviewed journals covering a wide range of subjects in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. JSTOR does not contain recently published articles. LPC's subscription includes all 16 JSTOR multi-disciplinary collections: Arts & Sciences I - XV and Life Sciences.
