The Flying Machine and Modern Literature
Author | : Laurence Goldstein |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1986-11-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 0253322189 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780253322180 |
Rating | : 4/5 (180 Downloads) |
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.