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. 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 |
| Publication date: | 2nd May 2008 |
| Author: | Mordecai Roshwald |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 221 pages |
| Series: | Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology) Literature: history and criticism Science Fiction Fantasy |
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. 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.
Dreams and Nightmares features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Literature: history and criticism, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Dreams and Nightmares is available in Paperback
Dreams and Nightmares was written by Mordecai Roshwald and published by McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Dreams and Nightmares has 221 pages
Yes it is part of Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy series
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