The end of the world /
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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| Other Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Carbondale, Ill. :
Southern Illinois University Press,
©1983.
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| Series: | Alternatives.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| 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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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 204 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-190) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585186405 9780585186405 |
