Dystopian Writing in the Twentieth Century

Many emblematic books of the twentieth century fallinto the category of dystopian writing or fiction.But what exactly is dystopian fiction? What are thetypical characteristics of this genre, if there areany? What makes these books unique? What is the aimof dystopian writing? What can we learn from thesestories?This book is trying to answer these questions,mainly through the comparative analysis of AldousHuxley's Brave New Word and Ray Bradbury'sFahrenheit 451.After a brief, yet relevant first part about thedevelopment and common characteristics of dystopias,the book focuses on revealing these recurrent themesin the two novels. Besides, the analysis will showhow books that follow a certain tradition can stillbe unique and very different from each other.Finally, there is a chapter dedicated to thepossible pedagogical implications of such texts inan EFL classroom.This book brings together all the knowledge that isrequired to approach, analyse, and employ dystopianliterature.

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Dóra Kollár, BA/BEd: Studied English Language teaching and
Literature with Media Studies at Kodolányi János University
College, Hungary, 2002-2006. Studying English at the University
of Stirling, Scotland, 2007-2009.

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Many emblematic books of the twentieth century fall
into the category of dystopian writing or fiction.
But what exactly is dystopian fiction? What are the
typical characteristics of this genre, if there are
any? What makes these books unique? What is the aim
of dystopian writing? What can we learn from these
stories?
This book is trying to answer these questions,
mainly through the comparative analysis of Aldous
Huxley's Brave New Word and Ray Bradbury's
Fahrenheit 451.
After a brief, yet relevant first part about the
development and common characteristics of dystopias,
the book focuses on revealing these recurrent themes
in the two novels. Besides, the analysis will show
how books that follow a certain tradition can still
be unique and very different from each other.
Finally, there is a chapter dedicated to the
possible pedagogical implications of such texts in
an EFL classroom.
This book brings together all the knowledge that is
required to approach, analyse, and employ dystopian
literature.