The End-Times in Medieval German Literature: Sin, Evil, and the Apocalypse

The contemporary fascination with the end of the world and of life as we know it would not have surprised our counterparts a millennium ago; only the fact that such an end has not yet occurred. Current visions of the apocalypse encompass climate change, terrorism, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and war. Popular culture expresses the fear associated with these global crises, obsessively portraying zombies, alien attacks, pandemics, and self-destructive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571139893
• ISBN13: 9781571139894
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"