The Republic of Trees
| Title | The Republic of Trees |
| Year for Search | 2005 |
| Authors | Taylor, Sam |
| Date Published | 2005 |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Male author, UK author |
| Annotation | Four children "on the edge of adolescence" run away to a forest where they attempt to establish a eutopia based on Jean-Jacque Rousseau's (1712-78) Social Contract (1762). Another joins them and the eutopia takes a dystopian turn with the imposition of authority and conformity. |
| Holding Institutions | Public |
| Author Note | (b. 1970) |
| Full Text | 2005 Taylor, Sam (b. 1970). The Republic of Trees. London: Faber and Faber. Public Four children “on the edge of adolescence” run away to a forest where they attempt to establish a eutopia based on Jean-Jacque Rousseau’s (1712-78) Social Contract (1762). Another joins them and the eutopia takes a dystopian turn with the imposition of authority and conformity. |
