Last And First Men - Brossura

Stapledon, Olaf

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486466825 ISBN 13: 9780486466828

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2008

Riassunto

"No book before or since has ever had such an impact upon my imagination," declared Arthur C. Clarke of Last and First Men. This masterpiece of science fiction by British philosopher and writer Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950) is an imaginative, ambitious history of humanity's future that spans billions of years. Together with its follow-up, Star Maker, it is regarded as the standard by which all earlier and later future histories are measured.
The protagonist of this compelling novel is humanity itself, stripped down to sheer intelligence. It evolves through the ages: rising to pinnacles of civilization, teetering on the brink of extinction, surviving onslaughts from other planets and a decline in solar energy, and constantly developing new forms, new senses, and new intellectual abilities. From the present to five billion years into the future, this romance of humanity abounds in profound and imaginative thought.

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L'autore:

A preeminent figure of British science fiction, Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) wrote several influential novels. Praised by H. G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, and Virginia Woolf, Stapledon's works introduced such innovative concepts as genetic engineering and terraforming.

Contenuti:

Foreword to the (Original) American Edition Preface Introduction, by One of the Last Men The Chronicle 1. Balkan Europe 2. Europe's Downfall 3. America and China 4. An Americanized Planet 5. The Fall of the First Man 6. Transition 7. The Rise of the Second Men 8. The Martians 9. Earth and Mars 10. The Third Men in the Wilderness 11. Man Remakes Himself 12. The Last Terrestrials 13. Humanity on Venus 14. Neptune 15. The Last Men 16. The Last of Man Diagrams

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0486466825
• ISBN 13: 9780486466828
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 246