The Mountains of Parnassus / / Czeslaw Milosz

• Autore: Milosz Czeslaw
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (182 pages)
• Disciplina: 891.8/5373
• Soggetto topico: Astronauts; Prophets; Dystopias in literature
• Altri autori: BillStanley
• Note generali: Originally published as Góry Parnasu. Science fiction in 2012 by Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Translator's Introduction: Science Fiction as Scripture -- A Note on the Translation -- Introductory Remarks -- Describing Parnassus -- Karel's Adventures -- On Methods of Governing -- The Cardinal's Testament -- An Astronaut's Tale -- Appendix: Ephraim's Liturgy
• Sommario/riassunto: The Nobel laureate's unfinished science fiction novel-available in English for the first time ever Awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1980, Czeslaw Milosz was one of the twentieth century's most esteemed poets and essayists. This outstanding translation of his only hitherto unavailable work is classic Milosz and a necessary companion volume for scholars and general readers seeking a deeper understanding of his themes. Written in the 1970s and published posthumously in Polish in 2012, Milosz's deliberately unfinished novel is set in a dystopian future where hierarchy, patriarchy, and religion no longer exist. Echoing the structure of The Captive Mind and written in an experimental, postmodern style, Milosz's sole work of science fiction follows four individuals: Karel, a disaffected young rebel; Lino, an astronaut who abandons his life of privilege; Petro, a cardinal racked with doubt; and Ephraim, a potential prophet in exile.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Mountains of Parnassus
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910157410103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Margellos world republic of letters book.