The end of the world / edited by Eric S. Rabkin, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander.
Book Description: Wolfe sees in these postholocaust narratives a central attraction- "the mythic power inherent in the very conception of a remade world." This power derives from three sources: the emergence of a new order from the ashes of the old system, and thus a kind of denial of deat...
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Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: | Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, ©1983. |
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Summary: | Book Description: Wolfe sees in these postholocaust narratives a central attraction- "the mythic power inherent in the very conception of a remade world." This power derives from three sources: the emergence of a new order from the ashes of the old system, and thus a kind of denial of death; the reinforcement of one set of values as opposed to another; and as something always replaces whatever was destroyed, a promise that nothing can annihilate humanity |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 204 pages) |
Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-190) and index. |
ISBN: | 0585186405 9780585186405 |
Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |