The Culture of Disaster by Marie-Hélène Huet

By Marie-Hélène Huet

From antiquity during the Enlightenment, failures have been attributed to the vague strength of the celebs or the vengeance of indignant gods. As philosophers sought to re-evaluate the origins of normal mess ups, additionally they made it transparent that people shared accountability for the damages because of a violent universe. This far-ranging ebook explores the best way writers, thinkers, and artists have replied to the more and more political idea of catastrophe from the Enlightenment until eventually today.

 

Marie-Hélène Huet argues that post-Enlightenment tradition has been haunted through the feel of emergency that made normal catastrophes and human deeds either a collective situation and a private tragedy. From the plague of 1720 to the cholera of 1832, from shipwrecks to movie dystopias, failures bring up questions on id and reminiscence, expertise, regulate, and legal responsibility. In her research, Huet considers anew the legendary figures of Medusa and Apollo, theories of epidemics, earthquakes, political crises, and movies similar to Blow-Up and Blade Runner. With its scope and precision, The tradition of Disaster will attract a large public attracted to sleek tradition, philosophy, and highbrow history.
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