Dreams and Nightmares : Science and Technology in Myth and Fiction PDF
by Roshwald Mordecai Roshwald
Edited by Palumbo Donald E. Palumbo, Sullivan III C.W. Sullivan III
Part of the Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy series
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Description
This book studies the treatment of science and technology from ancient myths to current works, demonstrating the importance of science to human civilization as evidenced in literature. Works studied include the Bible, Greek mythology, tales from the Middle Ages (including those about the Golem and Dr. Faustus), Gulliver's Travels, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and works by Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, George Orwell, Bertrand Russell, and Aldous Huxley, among others.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:227 pages
- Publisher:McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
- Publication Date:18/11/2014
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- ISBN:9781476620367
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:227 pages
- Publisher:McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
- Publication Date:18/11/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781476620367
