Terminal Visions: The Literature of Last Things

Adam American ancient appears Ballard become begin called catastrophe century Chapter Christian City civilization comes culture cyclical Darkness dead death destroyed destruction disaster doomsday Doubleday early earth endtime eschatological event evil example faith fall fear final followed forces future Garden City give hero hope human ideas imagination irrationalist Italy John Last late later least less literature live London major man's mankind matter mind modern mysticism myth nature novel once original perhaps period planet positivism positivist possible Press progress published race readers reason remains rise Robert romantic science fiction scientific scientist secular sense short social society speculative fiction story survivors terminal visions Things thought traditional transformation turn University Western whole world view world's end writers York