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Moffett, Paul. "U for Utopia: the dystopian and eutopian visions in Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s V for Vendetta." Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 8. (2017): 46–58. Added by: joachim (10/31/16, 1:22 AM) Last edited by: joachim (7/18/20, 6:32 PM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2016.1233894 BibTeX citation key: Moffett2017 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "V for Vendetta", Lloyd. David, Moore. Alan, United Kingdom, Utopia Creators: Moffett Collection: Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics |
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Drawing on genre definitions of utopia, eutopia and dystopia, this article argues that although the bulk of V for Vendetta can be understood as dystopian, because it ends with a utopian vision, and because that vision is a promise not a warning, V for Vendetta is in fact a utopian work that calls for a utopian anarchist revolution. It does not dismiss the utopian impulse, but praises it, and it is in this utopian mode – as a utopian work – that V for Vendetta must finally be understood.
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