The end of the world : apocalypse and its aftermath in Western culture / Maria Manuel Lisboa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lisboa, Maria Manuel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

End of the world.

Apocalypse in art.

Apocalypse in literature.

Apocalypse in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 194 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : OpenBook Publishers, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed April 21, 2020).

ISBN:

9781906924614

1906924619

9781906924508

1906924503

9782821817081

2821817088

9781906924522

190692452X

OCLC:

923318014

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access