Celestial Hellscapes : Cosmology as the Key to the Strugatskiis' Science Fictions / / Kevin Reese |
Autore | Reese Kevin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, MA : , : Academic Studies Press, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 pages) |
Disciplina | 891.7344 |
Collana | Real Twentieth Century |
Soggetto topico |
Science fiction, Russian - Soviet Union - History and criticism
Cosmology in literature Astronomy in literature |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century literature
A Billion Years Until the End of the World Aleksandr Pushkin Andrei Tarkovsky Arkady Strugatskii Arkady Strugatsky Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Astronomy Boris Strugatskii Boris Strugatsky Cosmology Literary studies Post-WWII Soviet literature Roadside Picnic Russian authors Russian literature Russian science fiction Science fiction Soviet Union literature Soviet authors Soviet literature Soviet science fiction Strugatskii brothers Strugatskii Strugatsky brothers Strugatsky Svoiet art The Doomed City The Inhabited Island The Second Martian Invasion The Stalker The Yids of the City of Peter The Zone Those Burdened by Evil comparative literature postmodern literature postmodernism twentieth century literature twentieth-century literature |
ISBN | 1-61811-980-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on the Names of Our "Author" -- The Strugatskiis' Pushkinian Cosmology -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A Biography through Astronomy -- Chapter 2. Minor Planets: The Strugatskiis' Earlier Experiments in Cosmology -- Chapter 3. The Hell of the Ignorant: The Second Martian Invasion -- Chapter 4. Poincaré's Starless Hell: The Inhabited Island -- Chapter 5. Exceptions to the Laws of Thermodynamics: Roadside Picnic -- Chapter 6. "Long live darkness!": A Billion Years until the End of the World -- Chapter 7. The Island Universe and the Copper Doorknob: The Doomed City -- Chapter 8. Chronic Bewilderment and Astronomical "Fact": Those Burdened by Evil -- Coda. "Day and night my Man in Black gives me no peace...": The Yids of the City of Peter -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Appendix: The Altitude of Vega -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793651203321 |
Reese Kevin | ||
Boston, MA : , : Academic Studies Press, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Celestial Hellscapes : Cosmology as the Key to the Strugatskiis' Science Fictions / / Kevin Reese |
Autore | Reese Kevin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, MA : , : Academic Studies Press, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 pages) |
Disciplina | 891.7344 |
Collana | Real Twentieth Century |
Soggetto topico |
Science fiction, Russian - Soviet Union - History and criticism
Cosmology in literature Astronomy in literature |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century literature
A Billion Years Until the End of the World Aleksandr Pushkin Andrei Tarkovsky Arkady Strugatskii Arkady Strugatsky Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Astronomy Boris Strugatskii Boris Strugatsky Cosmology Literary studies Post-WWII Soviet literature Roadside Picnic Russian authors Russian literature Russian science fiction Science fiction Soviet Union literature Soviet authors Soviet literature Soviet science fiction Strugatskii brothers Strugatskii Strugatsky brothers Strugatsky Svoiet art The Doomed City The Inhabited Island The Second Martian Invasion The Stalker The Yids of the City of Peter The Zone Those Burdened by Evil comparative literature postmodern literature postmodernism twentieth century literature twentieth-century literature |
ISBN | 1-61811-980-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on the Names of Our "Author" -- The Strugatskiis' Pushkinian Cosmology -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A Biography through Astronomy -- Chapter 2. Minor Planets: The Strugatskiis' Earlier Experiments in Cosmology -- Chapter 3. The Hell of the Ignorant: The Second Martian Invasion -- Chapter 4. Poincaré's Starless Hell: The Inhabited Island -- Chapter 5. Exceptions to the Laws of Thermodynamics: Roadside Picnic -- Chapter 6. "Long live darkness!": A Billion Years until the End of the World -- Chapter 7. The Island Universe and the Copper Doorknob: The Doomed City -- Chapter 8. Chronic Bewilderment and Astronomical "Fact": Those Burdened by Evil -- Coda. "Day and night my Man in Black gives me no peace...": The Yids of the City of Peter -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Appendix: The Altitude of Vega -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811405803321 |
Reese Kevin | ||
Boston, MA : , : Academic Studies Press, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cosmology and the polis : the social construction of space and time in the tragedies of Aeschylus / / Richard Seaford [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Seaford Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 366 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 882/.01 |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology in literature
Space and time in literature Social interaction in literature Money in literature Ritual in literature Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism Philosophy, Ancient |
ISBN |
1-107-22821-2
1-139-20973-6 1-280-48510-8 1-139-22262-7 9786613580085 1-139-21782-8 1-139-21473-X 1-139-22433-6 0-511-92079-2 1-139-22090-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Part I. The Social Construction of Space, Time and Cosmology: 1. Homer: the reciprocal chronotope; 2. Demeter Hymn: the aetiological chronotope; 3. From reciprocity to money -- Part II. Dionysiac Festivals: 4. Royal household and public festival; 5. Aetiological chronotope and dramatic mimesis; 6. Monetisation and tragedy -- Part III. Confrontational and Aetiological Space in Aeschylus: 7. Telos and the unlimitedness of money; 8. Suppliants; 9. Seven against Thebes; 10. Confrontational space in Oresteia; 11. The unlimited in Oresteia; 12. Persians -- Part IV. The Unity of Opposites: 13. Form-parallelism and the unity of opposites; 14. Aeschylus and Herakleitos; 15. From the unity of opposites to their differentiation -- Part V. Cosmology of the Integrated Polis: 16. Metaphysics and the polis in Pythagoreanism; 17. Pythagoreanism in Aeschylus; 18. Household, cosmos and polis; Appendix: was there a skēnē for all the extant plays of Aeschylus? |
Altri titoli varianti | Cosmology & the Polis |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457297203321 |
Seaford Richard | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cosmology and the polis : the social construction of space and time in the tragedies of Aeschylus / / Richard Seaford [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Seaford Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 366 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 882/.01 |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology in literature
Space and time in literature Social interaction in literature Money in literature Ritual in literature Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism Philosophy, Ancient |
ISBN |
1-107-22821-2
1-139-20973-6 1-280-48510-8 1-139-22262-7 9786613580085 1-139-21782-8 1-139-21473-X 1-139-22433-6 0-511-92079-2 1-139-22090-X |
Classificazione |
LCO003000
6,12 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Part I. The Social Construction of Space, Time and Cosmology: 1. Homer: the reciprocal chronotope; 2. Demeter Hymn: the aetiological chronotope; 3. From reciprocity to money -- Part II. Dionysiac Festivals: 4. Royal household and public festival; 5. Aetiological chronotope and dramatic mimesis; 6. Monetisation and tragedy -- Part III. Confrontational and Aetiological Space in Aeschylus: 7. Telos and the unlimitedness of money; 8. Suppliants; 9. Seven against Thebes; 10. Confrontational space in Oresteia; 11. The unlimited in Oresteia; 12. Persians -- Part IV. The Unity of Opposites: 13. Form-parallelism and the unity of opposites; 14. Aeschylus and Herakleitos; 15. From the unity of opposites to their differentiation -- Part V. Cosmology of the Integrated Polis: 16. Metaphysics and the polis in Pythagoreanism; 17. Pythagoreanism in Aeschylus; 18. Household, cosmos and polis; Appendix: was there a skēnē for all the extant plays of Aeschylus? |
Altri titoli varianti | Cosmology & the Polis |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778954903321 |
Seaford Richard | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cosmology and the polis : the social construction of space and time in the tragedies of Aeschylus / / Richard Seaford |
Autore | Seaford Richard |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 366 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 882/.01 |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology in literature
Space and time in literature Social interaction in literature Money in literature Ritual in literature Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism Philosophy, Ancient |
ISBN |
1-107-22821-2
1-139-20973-6 1-280-48510-8 1-139-22262-7 9786613580085 1-139-21782-8 1-139-21473-X 1-139-22433-6 0-511-92079-2 1-139-22090-X |
Classificazione |
LCO003000
6,12 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Part I. The Social Construction of Space, Time and Cosmology: 1. Homer: the reciprocal chronotope; 2. Demeter Hymn: the aetiological chronotope; 3. From reciprocity to money -- Part II. Dionysiac Festivals: 4. Royal household and public festival; 5. Aetiological chronotope and dramatic mimesis; 6. Monetisation and tragedy -- Part III. Confrontational and Aetiological Space in Aeschylus: 7. Telos and the unlimitedness of money; 8. Suppliants; 9. Seven against Thebes; 10. Confrontational space in Oresteia; 11. The unlimited in Oresteia; 12. Persians -- Part IV. The Unity of Opposites: 13. Form-parallelism and the unity of opposites; 14. Aeschylus and Herakleitos; 15. From the unity of opposites to their differentiation -- Part V. Cosmology of the Integrated Polis: 16. Metaphysics and the polis in Pythagoreanism; 17. Pythagoreanism in Aeschylus; 18. Household, cosmos and polis; Appendix: was there a skēnē for all the extant plays of Aeschylus? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810224003321 |
Seaford Richard | ||
Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A guide to the cosmology of William Blake / / Kathryn S. Freeman |
Autore | Freeman Kathryn S. <1958-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 821.7 |
Soggetto topico | Cosmology in literature |
ISBN |
1-317-18807-1
1-315-56475-0 1-317-18808-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Entries. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154866703321 |
Freeman Kathryn S. <1958-, > | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Religiosity, cosmology and folklore : the African influence in the novels of Toni Morrison / / Therese E. Higgins |
Autore | Higgins Therese E. <1960-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
Disciplina | 813/.54 |
Collana | Studies in African American History and Culture |
Soggetto topico |
American fiction - African influences
African Americans in literature Cosmology in literature Folklore in literature Religion in literature |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-315-81098-0
1-317-79418-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Original Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; PART I God, Gods, and Spirits in African Life: Song Of Solomon, Beloved, Tar Baby, and Jazz; CHAPTER 1 Ancient Ancestral Folklore in Song Of Solomon; CHAPTER 2 The Influence of African Cosmological Beliefs in Beloved; CHAPTER 3 Tar Baby and the Ancient Folktales of Africa; Chapter 4 Jazz and African Ancestral Cultures and Traditions; PART II A Circle of Friends: Communities of Women in The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise; CHAPTER 5 The Failure of Community in The Bluest Eye
CHAPTER 6 The Rejection of Community in SulaCHAPTER 7 ""Ancient Properties"" and Communal Connection in Tar Baby; CHAPTER 8 The Power of Community in Beloved; CHAPTER 9 Jazz and Community Values; CHAPTER 10 Paradise: The Final Frontier; WORKS CITED; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464873403321 |
Higgins Therese E. <1960-, > | ||
New York : , : Routledge, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Religiosity, cosmology and folklore : the African influence in the novels of Toni Morrison / / Therese E. Higgins |
Autore | Higgins Therese E. <1960-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
Disciplina | 813/.54 |
Collana | Studies in African American History and Culture |
Soggetto topico |
American fiction - African influences
African Americans in literature Cosmology in literature Folklore in literature Religion in literature |
ISBN |
1-317-79417-6
1-315-81098-0 1-317-79418-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Original Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; PART I God, Gods, and Spirits in African Life: Song Of Solomon, Beloved, Tar Baby, and Jazz; CHAPTER 1 Ancient Ancestral Folklore in Song Of Solomon; CHAPTER 2 The Influence of African Cosmological Beliefs in Beloved; CHAPTER 3 Tar Baby and the Ancient Folktales of Africa; Chapter 4 Jazz and African Ancestral Cultures and Traditions; PART II A Circle of Friends: Communities of Women in The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise; CHAPTER 5 The Failure of Community in The Bluest Eye
CHAPTER 6 The Rejection of Community in SulaCHAPTER 7 ""Ancient Properties"" and Communal Connection in Tar Baby; CHAPTER 8 The Power of Community in Beloved; CHAPTER 9 Jazz and Community Values; CHAPTER 10 Paradise: The Final Frontier; WORKS CITED; INDEX |
Altri titoli varianti | Religiosity, cosmology & folklore |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786557503321 |
Higgins Therese E. <1960-, > | ||
New York : , : Routledge, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Religiosity, cosmology and folklore : the African influence in the novels of Toni Morrison / / Therese E. Higgins |
Autore | Higgins Therese E. <1960-, > |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
Disciplina |
813/.54
813.54 |
Collana | Studies in African American History and Culture |
Soggetto topico |
American fiction - African influences
African Americans in literature Cosmology in literature Folklore in literature Religion in literature |
ISBN |
1-317-79417-6
1-315-81098-0 1-317-79418-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Original Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; PART I God, Gods, and Spirits in African Life: Song Of Solomon, Beloved, Tar Baby, and Jazz; CHAPTER 1 Ancient Ancestral Folklore in Song Of Solomon; CHAPTER 2 The Influence of African Cosmological Beliefs in Beloved; CHAPTER 3 Tar Baby and the Ancient Folktales of Africa; Chapter 4 Jazz and African Ancestral Cultures and Traditions; PART II A Circle of Friends: Communities of Women in The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise; CHAPTER 5 The Failure of Community in The Bluest Eye
CHAPTER 6 The Rejection of Community in SulaCHAPTER 7 ""Ancient Properties"" and Communal Connection in Tar Baby; CHAPTER 8 The Power of Community in Beloved; CHAPTER 9 Jazz and Community Values; CHAPTER 10 Paradise: The Final Frontier; WORKS CITED; INDEX |
Altri titoli varianti | Religiosity, cosmology & folklore |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812092003321 |
Higgins Therese E. <1960-, > | ||
New York : , : Routledge, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stranger gods [[electronic resource] ] : Salman Rushdie's other worlds / / Roger Y. Clark |
Autore | Clark Roger Y (Roger Young), <1960-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal ; ; Ithaca [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina | 823/.914 |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology in literature
Fantasy fiction, English - History and criticism Mysticism in literature Mythology in literature Religion in literature Supernatural in literature |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-94519-X
9786612945199 0-7735-6880-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450483103321 |
Clark Roger Y (Roger Young), <1960-> | ||
Montreal ; ; Ithaca [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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