Imagining Utopia in Chabon's Telegraph Avenue

Author:
Oldershaw, Myles, English - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisor:
Levenson, Michael, Department of English, University of Virginia
Abstract:

This essay considers the role of utopia in the novel Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon. It highlights how Chabon grapples with the growing inconsequentiality of the nation-state, and how this affects utopian thought in the contemporary age.

Degree:
MA (Master of Arts)
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
2014/04/22