TY  - BOOK
AU  - Manuel Lisboa, Maria
AB  - 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. This book examines historical and imaginary scenarios of Apocalypse, the depiction of its likely triggers, and imagined landscapesin the aftermath of global destruction. Its discussion moves effortlessly from classic novels including Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwood’s 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-disciplinarystudy that provides profound insight into one of Western culture’s darkest and most enduring preoccupations.
DO  - 10.11647/OBP.0015
ID  - OAPEN ID: 646717
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1152424486
ID  - OAPEN ID: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30306
KW  - literature
KW  - oryx and crake
KW  - margaret atwood
KW  - cultural studies
KW  - douglas adams
KW  - terminator
KW  - blade runner
KW  - george orwell
KW  - apocalypse
KW  - aldous huxley
KW  - john wyndham
KW  - nineteen eighty-four
KW  - 1984
KW  - brave new world
KW  - film studies
KW  - armageddon
KW  - harry potter
KW  - Utopia
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30306/1/646717.pdf
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30306/1/646717.pdf
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30306/1/646717.pdf
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30306/1/646717.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/34748
PB  - Open Book Publishers
PY  - 2011
SN  - 9781906924508
TI  - The End of the World : Apocalypse and its Aftermath in Western Culture
ER  - 
