When did Americans first believe they were at the center of a truly global culture? How did they envision that culture and how much do recent attitudes toward globalization owe to their often utopian dreams? In "Utopia and Cosmopolis" Thomas Peyser asks these and other questions, offers a reevaluation of American literature and culture at the dawn of the twentieth century, and provides a new context for understanding contemporary debates about America's relation to the rest of the world. Applying current theoretical work on globalization to the writing of authors as diverse as Edward...
When did Americans first believe they were at the center of a truly global culture? How did they envision that culture and how much do recent attitude...
Focusing on both utopian and realist narratives, this book offers a revaluation of American literature and culture at the dawn of the twentieth century. Ranging over history, politics, philosophy, and literature, it aims to contribute to debates about utopian thought, globalisation, and American literature.
Focusing on both utopian and realist narratives, this book offers a revaluation of American literature and culture at the dawn of the twentieth centur...
