Life without End
A Thought Experiment in Literature from Swift to Houellebecq
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2017
222 pages
978-1-78744-103-3 (ISBN)
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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.
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10/2017
Camden House Inc
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Content
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
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
