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. T...
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Cambridge, UK
Open Book Publishers
2011, 2011
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-186) and index
- 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