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The end of the world [[electronic resource] ] : apocalypse and its aftermath in Western culture / / Maria Manuel Lisboa



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Autore: Lisboa Maria Manuel Visualizza persona
Titolo: The end of the world [[electronic resource] ] : apocalypse and its aftermath in Western culture / / Maria Manuel Lisboa Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, : OpenBook Publishers, 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxv, 194 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 809.93382
Soggetto topico: End of the world
Apocalypse in art
Apocalypse in literature
Apocalypse in motion pictures
Soggetto non controllato: literature
oryx and crake
margaret atwood
cultural studies
douglas adams
terminator
blade runner
george orwell
apocalypse
aldous huxley
john wyndham
nineteen eighty-four
1984
brave new world
film studies
armageddon
harry potter
Utopia
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents --List of Illustrations --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 --Bibliography --Index""
Sommario/riassunto: 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 Huxleys Brave New World, George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwoods 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 cultures darkest and most enduring preoccupations.
Titolo autorizzato: The end of the world  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-906924-61-9
1-906924-50-3
2-8218-1708-8
1-906924-52-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910139052603321
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