Dystopian novels: A warning or an instruction manual

Kordić, Ivan

master's thesis

Dystopian novels: A warning or an instruction manual

A warning or an instruction manual

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. urn:nbn:hr:142:538084

Kordić, Ivan

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Kordić, I. (2012). Dystopian novels: A warning or an instruction manual : A warning or an instruction manual (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:538084

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Kordić, Ivan. "Dystopian novels: A warning or an instruction manual : A warning or an instruction manual." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:538084

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Kordić, I. (2012). 'Dystopian novels: A warning or an instruction manual : A warning or an instruction manual', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 25 April 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:538084

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Kordić I. Dystopian novels: A warning or an instruction manual : A warning or an instruction manual [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2012 [cited 2024 April 25] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:538084

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I. Kordić, "Dystopian novels: A warning or an instruction manual : A warning or an instruction manual", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2012. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:538084

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Title	Dystopian novels: A warning or an instruction manual : A warning or an instruction manual
Title (croatian)	Distopijski romani: Upozorenje ili upute za uporabu : Upozorenje ili priručnik s uputama
Author	Ivan Kordić
Mentor	Sanja Runtić (mentor)
Committee member	Sanja Runtić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member	Biljana Oklopčić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member	Jadranka Zlomislić (član povjerenstva)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2012-08-31, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	Although the dystopian idea has been present in literature for over two thousand years, not until the second half of the nineteenth century did the dystopian literature become appreciated as an important cultural force. Dystopia found its roots in science fiction, but it has also blossomed in political fiction, and became a separate literary genre, following the developments of the first half of the twentieth century. The dystopian authors became social critics who examine the political practice of the world society. Two of the most important representatives of twentieth-century dystopian fiction -- George Orwell and Aldous Huxley -- both explored future states of their societies. In Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) George Orwell wanted to inform English society about the emerging political systems such as Bolsheviks or the Nazis. Orwell´s aim was to satirize the emerging vanity and popularity of governments. Huxley´s Brave New World (1931) portrayed a world where human beings were produced like clones and conditioned with artificial happiness through a never-ending variety of pleasures and seductions. These two visions may differ drastically because Brave New World is often perceived as a positive vision and Orwell´s Nineteen Eighty-Four as a nightmare vision of the future world. Yet, both Orwell and Huxley turned out to be prophets, and their dystopian novels became instruction manuals for many of today’s politicians, corporations and governments.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:538084
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology Course: Teacher Training Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Type of resource	Text
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