Utopics : The Semiological Play of Textual Spaces

Utopics has two parts. The first is a study of Thomas More's Utopia , where the noun "utopia" appears for the first time. It attempts to provide the elements for a theoretical reflection on utopic signifying practice. The second part can be seen as an application of the first: It is an analysis of utopic and pseudo-topic spaces. Marin's analysis shows how utopian texts open the way to an alternative future.