Utopics: The Semiological Play of Textual Spaces

by Louis Marin

Utopics has two parts. The first is a study of Thomas More's Utopia, where the noun "utopia" appears for the first time. It attempts to provide the elements for a theoretical reflection on utopic signifying practice. The second part can be seen as an application of the first: It is an analysis of utopic and pseudo-topic spaces. Marin's analysis shows how utopian texts open the way to an alternative future.

308 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1973

About the author

Louis Marin was Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris.