02722cam a2200577Mu 4500 ocn798294480 OCoLC 20200709055827.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120508s2011 xx o 001 u eng d CN8ML eng CN8ML OCLCQ AUD OCLCO YDXCP E7B N$T 794698076 847609652 190692452X (electronic bk.) 9781906924522 (electronic bk.) 9781906924614 1906924619 1906924503 9781906924508 (pbk.) 9781906924515 (hbk.) 1906924511 (hbk.) (OCoLC)798294480 (OCoLC)794698076 (OCoLC)847609652 578429 (N$T) DOAB CostFree FormOnline AccessOpen GovNo PN56.E63 L57 2011x REL 013000 bisacsh 809.93382 23 N$TA Lisboa, Maria Manuel, author. The End of the World: Apocalypse and its Aftermath in Western Culture [electronic resource]. Open Book Publishers, 2011. 1 online resource. Directory of Open Access Books: DOAB. Multi-User. This book examines historical and imaginary scenarios of apocalypse, the depiction of its likely triggers, and imagined landscapes in the aftermath of global destruction. Its discussion moves effortlessly from classic novels including Aldous Huxleys Brave New World, George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwoods Oryx and Crake, to blockbuster films such as Blade Runner, Armageddon and The Terminator. The author also takes into account religious doctrine, scientific research and the visual arts to create a penetrating, multi-disciplinary study that provides profound insight into one of Western cultures darkest and most enduring preoccupations. English. Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186) and index. Apocalypse in literature. RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts bisacsh Multi-User. Electronic books. Print version: 1906924503 9781906924508 9781906924515 1906924511 190692452X http://www.doabooks.org/doab?func=search&query=rid:14496 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10715021 ebrary EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=578429 YBP Library Services YANK 10747461 ebrary EBRY ebr10715021 EBSCOhost EBSC 578429 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53179 53179