Karl S Guthke

Life Without End

A Thought Experiment in Literature from Swift to Houellebecq

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A groundbreaking study examining major literary treatments of the idea of earthly immortality, throwing into relief fascinating instances of human self-awareness over the past three hundred years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781571139740
• ISBN-10: 1571139745
• Artikelnr.: 49225680

Autorenporträt

Karl S. Guthke

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Immortality in Science and Literature: Dreams and Nightmares
Literary Thought Experiments: Life Everlasting, from Blessing to Curse
Blessings of Mortality: Limited Time, Limitless Possibilities? Epilogue
Notes Index of Names