Anarchists in fiction
Title:
Anarchists in fiction
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[editor, Stuart Christie].
Publication Information:
Hastings, East Sussex, England : ChristieBooks ; Oakland, CA : PM Press, 2011.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN:
9781604865196
9781604865172
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Abstract:
Designed for a general, intelligent, popular readership as well as for scholars and aficionados working in the area, the second issue of Arena aims to provide general insights into the role of the anarchist in fiction, both as protagonist and author. Highlights include: --
David Weir's essay "Anarchist Fiction, Anarchist Sensibilities," on the progenitor of anarchist fiction, William Godwin's Caleb Williams, published in 1794. --
"Epic Pooh," a newly updated revision of a 1978 article by Michael Moorcock reviewing epic fantasy literature for children, particularly J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. --
Santo Catanuto's recently discovered information on the literary side of the Communard Louise Michel, indicating that she was the author of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. --
Stephen Schwartz on the arc of French writer Leo Malet from anarchist to Arabophobe. --
Ernest Larsen's short story "Bakunin at the Beach," about Mr. and Mrs. Bakunin holidaying at Lake Maggiore under the watchful eyes of Inspector Dupin of the Swiss Department of Justice and Police. --
Joseph Conrad's short story "An Anarchist: A Desperate Tale," republished here from A Set of Six (1908). --
"Anarchists in Fiction," a collection of idiosyncratic reviews of books in which anarchists are portrayed as an eclectic group of villains and criminal degenerates. --
Finally, we conclude this second issue of Arena with an article by our cinema editor Richard Porton on Dusan Makavejev's playful, allusive 1971 film WR: Mysteries of the Organism. --Book Jacket.
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UAS/JPL: EBSCO Academic Subscription.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Contents:
Anarchist fiction, anarchist sensibilities : an enquiry into the strange case of Caleb Williams / David Weir -- Epic Pooh / Michael Moorcock -- Louise Michele and Twenty thousand leagues under the sea : notes, rumours and confirmation regarding the real author of the renowned volume / Santo Catanuto -- Leo Malet : from anarchism to Arabophobia / Stephen Schwarts -- Traven hypothesis (the death ship) / Ernest Larsen -- Between libel and a hoax : review of Miguel Mir's Entre el roig i el negre / Stephen Schwarts -- Anarchists in fiction / Various -- An anarchist : a desperate tale / Joseph Conrad -- Bakunin at the beach / Ernest Larsen -- Reading the runes : new perspectives on the Spanish Civil War / Stephen Schwartz -- W.R. mysteries of the organism : anarchist realism and critical quandaries / Richard Porton.
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Print version record.