‘Fine specimens of the race’ : Pourquoi se porte-t-on si bien dans Nouvelles de Nulle Part ?

Good health is a necessary feature of utopias. In News from Nowhere, this theme takes on a particular importance. While drawing comparisons with some of William Morris’s sources, this article shows that his description of healthy bodies constitutes a response to some contemporary discourses (social...

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Main Author: Nathalie Saudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2004-09-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/3268
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spelling doaj-art-c36e45f590da4ce28a4fd2c3320b993c2025-08-20T01:54:41ZengCentre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation BritanniqueRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique0248-90152429-43732004-09-0113110.4000/rfcb.3268‘Fine specimens of the race’ : Pourquoi se porte-t-on si bien dans Nouvelles de Nulle Part ?Nathalie SaudoGood health is a necessary feature of utopias. In News from Nowhere, this theme takes on a particular importance. While drawing comparisons with some of William Morris’s sources, this article shows that his description of healthy bodies constitutes a response to some contemporary discourses (social Darwinism, the ideology of degeneration, public hygiene and ‘The Condition of England’) and that the association between health and wealth is central to his political thought.https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/3268
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‘Fine specimens of the race’ : Pourquoi se porte-t-on si bien dans Nouvelles de Nulle Part ?
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