Looking Backward
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Looking Backward is an 1888 utopian science fiction novel by Edward Bellamy that envisions a socialist future America and became one of the most influential political and reformist works of its era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Looking Backward canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Edward Bellamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
critique of capitalism
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economic equality ⓘ industrial organization ⓘ social reform ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
equal distribution of goods
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future socialist America ⓘ nationalized industry ⓘ planned economy ⓘ universal employment ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Equality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
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science fiction ⓘ social science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ utopian fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Looking Backward: 2000–1887 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Equality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Gilded Age United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American socialist movement
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Nationalist Clubs in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Progressive Era reform movements ⓘ utopian literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | utopian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Julian West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most influential utopian novels of its era
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its vision of a classless industrial society ⓘ popularizing socialist ideas in the United States ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| politicalIdeologyDepicted | state socialism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingPlace | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime |
late 19th century
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year 2000 ⓘ |
| structure | didactic dialogue and exposition ⓘ |
| timeTravelElement | yes ⓘ |
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