Themes in Utopian Fiction in English before Wells

ed in English from 1516 to 1975 and still extant.4 There are about 1500 such works. Therefore, I think that it is now possible to begin a study of the basic characteristics of utopias in English. Here I wish to indicate what basic themes concerned the utopians before the impact of H.G. Wells. This division is justifiable for a number of reasons ... ................
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