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

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

Butler, Samuel

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Classic Fiction

ISBN10: 1907523642
ISBN13: 9781907523649
Publisher: Aziloth Books
Published: Oct 15 2010
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.32 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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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