Dreams and nightmares
Subtitle: science and technology in myth and fiction
By: Mordecai Roshwald.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780786436941
Subjects: Science in literature.; Technology in literature.
Description: "This book studies written treatment of science and technology from ancient myths to current works. Works studied include the Bible, Greek mythology, tales from the Middle Ages, Gulliver's Travels, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and works by Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, George Orwell, Bertrand Russell, and Aldous Huxley, among others"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-218) and index.