Millennial literatures of the Americas, 1492-2002
Beebee, Thomas OAuthor
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2009.
This study explores literary treatments of the end of the world in an array of works which appeared over the course of a 500-year span throughout the Americas. Beebee provides nuanced readings of the apocalyptic vision in an eclectic group of resources, ranging from letters of Christopher Columbus to the lyrics of Bob Marley.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This study explores literary treatments of the end of the world in an array of works which appeared over the course of a 500-year span throughout the Americas. Beebee provides nuanced readings of the apocalyptic vision in an eclectic group of resources, ranging from letters of Christopher Columbus to the lyrics of Bob Marley.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Eschatechnologies of the Americas -- The new Jerusalem : land without evil -- Hybrid messiahs -- Tribulations of the late nineteenth century -- Kingdoms of this world : millennial literature as reflective dissonance -- Golden UFOs : Ernesto Cardenal and millennial ufology -- The old, millennial America : Bob Dylan and the traditions -- The DNA of the lamb : the race for the end (times) in American millennial fiction.
Languages & Literatures
Literature - General