The Flying Machine and Modern Literature

The Flying Machine and Modern Literature
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 0253322189
ISBN-13 : 9780253322180
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Flying Machine and Modern Literature by : Laurence Goldstein

Download or read book The Flying Machine and Modern Literature written by Laurence Goldstein and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1986-11-22 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the first work to survey the myths created by the modern literary imagination about technology." --Herbert Sussman "... succeeds admirably, fascinatingly on all counts... " --American Literature "... a landmark in the study of literary and technological history." --NMAH "... fascinating... a welcome addition to the growing scholarship about the impact of technology on the modern imagination." --Journal of Modern Literature Annual Review This book chronicles precisely how the flying machine helped to create two kinds of apocalyptic modes in modern literature.


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