Apocalyptic Transformation
Author | : Elizabeth K. Rosen |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 0739117912 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780739117910 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Download or read book Apocalyptic Transformation written by Elizabeth K. Rosen and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apocalyptic Transformation explores how one the oldest sense-making paradigms, the apocalyptic myth, is altered when postmodern authors and filmmakers adopt it. It examines how postmodern writers adapt a fundamentally religious story for a secular audience and it proposes that even as these writers use the myth in traditional ways, they simultaneously undermine and criticize the grand narrative of apocalypse itself.