Immortal Engines

This collection of 19 essays seeks to recontextualise the subject of immortality, examining its influence as an ancient human aspiration and considering new scientific advances and their impact on life and literature. Topics covered include genetics, cryonics, Marxism and Darwinism.

Author: Gary Westfahl
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 07/01/1996
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.03w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780820317335

About the Author
George Slusser (Editor)
GEORGE SLUSSER is a professor comparative literature and director of the Eaton Program for Science Fiction and Fantasy Studies at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author or editor of nineteen books, including Styles of Creation (Georgia).

Gary Westfahl (Editor)
GARY WESTFAHL teaches at the University of California, Riverside.