Pantisocracy

Pantisocracy

Pantisocracy (meaning "government by all") [cite book |title=Romanticism and Colonialism: Writing and Empire, 1780-1830 |last=Fulford |first=Tim |coauthors=Kitson, Peter J. |year=1998 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=0521591430 |pages=p. 107 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gKSxzzXGkt8C&pg=PA107&dq=Pantisocracy&sig=e_EInOn4moJS2Onf71ji0KXoI28#PPA107,M1 ] was a utopian scheme devised in 1794 by the poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey for an egalitarian community. They originally intended to establish such a community on the banks of the Susquehanna River in the United States, [cite book |title=The Cambridge Companion to Coleridge |last=Newlyn |first=Lucy |year=2002 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=0521659094 |pages=p. 129 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_sF-QCKwnSIC&pg=PA129&dq=Pantisocracy&as_brr=3&sig=_1Qa9GdCUT1QgLOdlJW8-arPhnA#PPA129,M1 ] but by 1795 Southey had doubts about the viability of this and proposed moving the project to Wales. The two men were unable to agree on the location, causing the project to collapse. [cite book |title=Romantic Indians: Native Americans, British Literature, and Transatlantic Culture, 1756-1830 |last=Fulford |first=Tim |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0199273375 |pages=pp. 120-121 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JRWDvjsIfeMC&pg=PA120&dq=Pantisocracy&as_brr=3&sig=wWxpB_aBanOzd6Lnjxyp6XGn7CQ#PPA120,M1 ]

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  • Pantisocracy — Pan ti*soc ra*cy, n. [Panto + Gr. ? equal + ? to rule.] A Utopian community, in which all should rule equally, such as was devised by Coleridge, Lovell, and Southey, in their younger days. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pantisocracy — (n.) ideal Utopian community in which all have equal rights, 1794, lit. equal rule of all, from Gk. pant , comb. form of pantos, gen. of pan all + isocratia equality of power (see ISOCRACY (Cf. isocracy)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • pantisocracy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: pant + isocracy equal rule, from Greek isokratia, from is + kratia cracy Date: 1794 a utopian community in which all rule equally • pantisocratic or pantisocratical adjective • pantisocratist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pantisocracy — government by all equally Forms of Government …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • Pantisocracy — [ˌpantɪ sɒkrəsi] noun a form of utopian social organization in which all are equal in social position and responsibility. Derivatives Pantisocratic adjective Origin C18: from panto + Gk isokratia equality of power …   English new terms dictionary

  • pantisocracy — pant·i·soc·ra·cy …   English syllables

  • pantisocracy —   n. anarchistic community.    ♦ pantisocratic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • pantisocracy — ˌpantəˈsäkrəsē, n.ˌtīˈ noun ( es) Etymology: pant + isocracy : a utopian community in which all rule equally …   Useful english dictionary

  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge — For the late 19th century classical composer, see Samuel Coleridge Taylor. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Coleridge in 1795. Born 21 October 1772(1772 10 21) Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Priestley House — The Joseph Priestley House was the American home of 18th century British theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, educator, and political theorist Joseph Priestley (1733 ndash;1804) from 1798 until his death in 1804. Located in… …   Wikipedia

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