Dreams and Nightmares
Science and Technology in Myth and Fiction
Mordecai Roshwald author Donald E Palumbo editor CW Sullivan editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:30th Apr '08
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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. The 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.
ISBN: 9780786436941
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 329g
227 pages