| Author |
Michaelis, Richard, 1839-1909 |
| Uniform Title |
Looking Further Forward. Finnish
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| Title |
Kommunistinen yhteiskunta vuonna 2000
Jatkoa ja vastaus Edward Bellamyn romaaniin "Vuonna 2000"
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 28.9 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Matti Järvinen and Tuija Lindholm
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| Summary |
"Kommunistinen yhteiskunta vuonna 2000" by Richard Michaelis is a critical response to Edward Bellamy's utopian novel, written in the late 19th century. The text explores themes of societal organization and critiques the notion of communism as proposed by Bellamy, arguing for the importance of individualism and competition over collective ownership. The author expresses concern about the feasibility of a perfect conforming society devoid of personal ambition and freedom. The opening of the work presents Michaelis's authorial preface, where he reflects on the societal structures of Bellamy's vision. The preface introduces Julian West, a character from Bellamy's original work, who has awakened 113 years into a radically transformed world, and sets the stage for a series of discussions highlighting the differences between his past and the proposed future. Through this introduction, Michaelis lays the groundwork for his argument by contrasting a newfound order based on supposed equality with the complexities of human nature and individual aspiration. The opening thus serves as both a personal and analytical critique of a society he believes is unrealistic and fundamentally flawed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
Finnish |
| LoC Class |
HX: Social sciences: Socialism, Communism, Anarchism
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| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Utopias -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Utopian fiction
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| Subject |
Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898. Looking backward
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| Subject |
Utopias in literature
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
17912 |
| Release Date |
Mar 4, 2006 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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