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The kingdom of science : literary utopianism and British education, 1612-1870 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olson, Paul A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2002]
Subjects:
Education > Great Britain > History.
Utopias in literature.
Educational change > Great Britain > History.
Education > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Table of Contents:
  • Shakespeare's utopian Tempest and education by the book
  • New Atlantis and the chiliastic utopias
  • Bacon's commonwealth offspring
  • The Scribleran revolt against education to extend human empire
  • Adam Smith and Utopia as process
  • Utilitarian compulsory utopia
  • The second generation utilitarians
  • Dickens's utilitarian dystopia and the death of the social commons
  • Conclusion.