Utopian literature has given voice to the hopes and fears of the human race since its earliest days. This anthology encompasses the whole spectrum and history of utopian writings, including the Old Testament, Plato's "Republic", Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" and George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four".

Utopian literature has given voice to the hopes and fears of the human race from its earliest days to the present. This anthology encompasses the whole spectrum and history of utopian writings, from the Old Testament, Plato's "Republic", Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" and George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" to the present day. The editors' aim is to demonstrate the various ways in which utopias have been used throughout history as veiled criticism of existing conditions, and to provide a portrait of civilization's persistent need to imagine and construct ideal societies.