![]() ![]() I put the phrase in quotation marks because most apocalyptic novels really focus on the end of civilization or the end of humanity, not the literal end of the planet.Īnyway, I was rather surprised when my researches revealed that one of the earliest stories about the end of humanity (not counting various religious prophecies) was written way back in 1826 by none other than Mary Shelley, who is better known for her groundbreaking science-fiction/horror novel Frankenstein (1818). Some months ago I decided to use this mindset constructively and began reading a series of novels with a common theme of the “end of the world”. I have to admit that the collapse of the world economy has gotten me into a rather pessimistic, even doomed, mindset. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |