Utopische und dystopische Szenarien beschäftigen die Menschheit schon lange und finden angesichts brennender Problematiken der Gegenwart wieder verstärkt Interesse. Dabei können dystopische Nachrichten über den Zustand der Umwelt, der Welternährung oder der technischen Entwicklu…
"Wallace Stevens and the Apocalyptic Mode focuses on Stevens's doubled stance toward the apocalyptic past: his simultaneous use of and resistance to apocalyptic language, two contradictory forces that have generated two dominant and incompatible interpretations of his work. The …
According to recent opinion polls, some 39 percent of Americans say that Bible stories must be read literally and 66 percent say that Jesus will return to earth in the future. This book shows how and why such beliefs first developed in antiquity, and it explores how end-timers i…
