Erewhon, or Over the Range: a satire on society and human gullibiity (Aziloth Books) - Softcover

Butler, Samuel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907523642 ISBN 13: 9781907523649

Publisher: Aziloth Books, 2010

Synopsis

Samuel Butler's irreverent satire, 'Erewhon', castigates the hypocrisy of both religion and conventional social mores, and pours scorn on the unthinking acceptance that makes such beliefs possible. In Erewhon (an anagram of 'Nowhere') 'normal' behaviour' consists of hospitalizing fraudsters and chastising the sick; of disregarding genius and praising the insane. Erewhonians are described as "meek and long-suffering, easily led by the nose, and quick to offer up common sense at the shrine of logic" - pointed criticism of both Victorian society and contemporary 'politically-correct' repression. Butler's imaginative tale sparkles with wit and prescient insights: his discussion of the dangers posed by increasingly intelligent machines has more relevance today than when it was first written over 130 years ago.

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About the Author:

Samuel Butler (1835 – 1902) was an iconoclastic Victorian-era English author who published a variety of works. Two of his most famous pieces are the Utopian satire Erewhon and a semi-autobiographical novel published posthumously, The Way of All Flesh. He is also known for examining Christian orthodoxy, substantive studies of evolutionary thought, studies of Italian art, and works of literary history and criticism. Butler also made prose translations of the Iliad and Odyssey which remain in use to this day. Butler never married, although he did for years make regular weekly visits to a prostitute, Lucie Dumas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aziloth Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1907523642
• ISBN 13: 9781907523649
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150