The end of the world : apocalypse and its aftermath in Western culture /

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"Our fear of the world ending, like our fear of the dark, is ancient, deep-seated and perennial. It crosses boundaries of space and time, recurs in all human communities and finds expression in every aspect of cultural production - from pre-historic cave paintings to high-tech computer games. T...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Lisboa, Maria Manuel, 1963- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2011.
Sujets:
End of the world in literature.
Apocalypse in motion pictures.
End of the world.
Fin du monde.
Fin du monde dans l'art.
Fin du monde dans la littérature.
Fin du monde au cinéma.
Cultural studies.
Film, TV and radio.
Literature and literary studies.
Literature: history and criticism.
Society and culture: general.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
The arts.
RELIGION > Christianity > Literature & the Arts.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Science Fiction & Fantasy.
End of the world in literature
End of the world
Apocalypse in motion pictures
Apocalypse in literature
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Prologue
  • 1. Apocalypse now and again
  • 2. The world gone M.A.D.
  • 3. And then there was nothing: is the end ever really the end?
  • 4. Falling out with Hal and Hester
  • 5. Dying of happiness: Utopia at the end of this world
  • Afterword: Libera me, Domine, de vita æterna.

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