The end of the world : apocalypse and its aftermath in Western culture
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. This book...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Sprog: | Anglais |
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Cambridge :
Open Book Publishers
2012.
Marseille : OpenEdition |
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| Online adgang: | Ressource accessible en libre accès Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM ; Accès complet au document dans sa version HTML. Pas d'accès aux autres formats (PDF, Epub). |
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Description d'après la consultation, 2016-02-23 Titre provenant de la page de titre du document électronique La pagination de l'édition imprimée correspondante est de : 219 pages OpenEdition Books (freemium) |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • The End of the World, Texte imprimé, Cambridge, Open Book Publishers, 2011 |
| Summary: | 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. This book examines historical and imaginary scenarios of Apocalypse, the depiction of its likely triggers, and imagined landscapes in the aftermath of global destruction. Its discussion moves effortlessly from classic novels including Aldous Huxley s Brave New World, George Orwell s Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwood s Oryx and Crake, to blockbuster films such as Blade Runner, Armageddon and The Terminator. The author also takes into account religious doctrine, scientific research and the visual arts to create a penetrating, multi-disciplinary study that provides profound insight into one of Western culture s darkest and most enduring preoccupations. |
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| Emne beskrivelse: | Description d'après la consultation, 2016-02-23 Titre provenant de la page de titre du document électronique La pagination de l'édition imprimée correspondante est de : 219 pages OpenEdition Books (freemium) |
| Format: | Navigateur Web |
| Bibliografi: | Bibliogr. Index |
| ISBN: | 9781906924522 |
| Adgang: | L'accès complet au document est ouvert à tous dans sa version HTML. L'accès aux autres formats (PDF, Epub) est réservé aux usagers des établissements qui en ont fait l'acquisition |