Dream Cities

Description:

Against a backdrop of dizzying urbanization, French utopian thinkers of the 19th century set out to explore the transformative possibilities of the modern metropolis. This study considers how the utopian vision of the city in turn came to impinge upon prose writing.

subjects: French literature, history and criticism, 19th century,  Cities and towns in literature,  Utopias in literature,  Romance literature,  French prose literature,  History and criticism,  French literature,  History