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From Faust to Strangelove: Representations of the Scientist in Western Literature
From Faust to Strangelove Representations of the Scientist in Western Literature
Author: Roslynn D. Haynes
They were mad, of course. Or evil. Or godless, amoral, arrogant, impersonal, and inhuman. At best, they were well-intentioned but blind to the dangers of forces they barely controlled. They were Faust and Frankenstein, Jekyll and Moreau, Caligari and Strangelove--the scientists of film and fiction, cultural archetypes that reflected ancient fear...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801849831
ISBN-10: 0801849837
Publication Date: 9/1/1994
Pages: 432
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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