The End of the World: Apocalypse and its Aftermath in Western Culture

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dc.contributor.authorLisboa, Maria Manuel
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-16T15:29:24Z
dc.date.available2024-05-16T15:29:24Z
dc.date.issued2011-09-20
dc.date.updated2024-05-16T15:29:24Z
dc.descriptionPublication status: ACTIVE
dc.descriptionFunder: University of Cambridge; ror: https://ror.org/013meh722
dc.description.abstractOur 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.
dc.description.versionVoR
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0015
dc.identifier.isbn9781906924508
dc.identifier.isbn9781906924515
dc.identifier.isbn9781906924522
dc.identifier.isbn9781800644427
dc.identifier.isbn9781906924614
dc.identifier.isbn9781906924621
dc.identifier.other6ed799de-77a5-44fd-80aa-5a9940b3a44c
dc.identifier.urihttps://thoth-arch.lib.cam.ac.uk/handle/1811/306
dc.languageENG
dc.publisherOpen Book Publishers
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
dc.subjectAP
dc.subjectDS
dc.subjectJFC
dc.subjectLIT004260
dc.subjectPER004030
dc.subjectPN56.E63
dc.subjectEuropean Studies
dc.subjectLiterature
dc.subjectVisual Arts
dc.subject1984
dc.subjectAldous Huxley
dc.subjectApocalypse
dc.subjectArmageddon
dc.subjectBlade Runner
dc.subjectBrave New World
dc.subjectcultural studies
dc.subjectDouglas Adams
dc.subjectfilm studies
dc.subjectGeorge Orwell
dc.subjectHarry Potter
dc.subjectJohn Wyndham
dc.subjectliterature
dc.subjectMargaret Atwood
dc.subjectNineteen Eighty-Four
dc.subjectOryx and Crake
dc.subjectTerminator
dc.titleThe End of the World: Apocalypse and its Aftermath in Western Culture
dc.typehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2f33
dcterms.accessRightsEmbargo: none
organization.legalNameUniversity of Cambridge

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