Back To Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch
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A monumental work of dramatic philosophy, Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch presents Bernard Shaw's sweeping vision of human evolution across five interconnected plays, spanning from the Garden of Eden to the year 31,920 AD. Shaw argues passionately for Creative Evolution — the idea that humanity must will itself to live longer and think more deeply in order to transcend its own destructive limitations. Written with Shaw's characteristic wit and intellectual ferocity, the cycle moves from satirical comedy to visionary speculation, skewering political folly and human shortsightedness along the way. The work chronicles nothing less than the entire arc of human civilization, illustrating Shaw's conviction that biological and spiritual progress are inseparable. As both a theatrical achievement and a philosophical manifesto, it stands as one of the most ambitious and provocative works in the history of English-language drama.
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Back To Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
A monumental work of dramatic philosophy, Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch presents Bernard Shaw's sweeping vision of human evolution across five interconnected plays, spanning from the Garden of Eden to the year 31,920 AD. Shaw argues passionately for Creative Evolution — the idea that humanity must will itself to live longer and think more deeply in order to transcend its own destructive limitations. Written with Shaw's characteristic wit and intellectual ferocity, the cycle moves from satirical comedy to visionary speculation, skewering political folly and human shortsightedness along the way. The work chronicles nothing less than the entire arc of human civilization, illustrating Shaw's conviction that biological and spiritual progress are inseparable. As both a theatrical achievement and a philosophical manifesto, it stands as one of the most ambitious and provocative works in the history of English-language drama.
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
A monumental work of dramatic philosophy, Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch presents Bernard Shaw's sweeping vision of human evolution across five interconnected plays, spanning from the Garden of Eden to the year 31,920 AD. Shaw argues passionately for Creative Evolution — the idea that humanity must will itself to live longer and think more deeply in order to transcend its own destructive limitations. Written with Shaw's characteristic wit and intellectual ferocity, the cycle moves from satirical comedy to visionary speculation, skewering political folly and human shortsightedness along the way. The work chronicles nothing less than the entire arc of human civilization, illustrating Shaw's conviction that biological and spiritual progress are inseparable. As both a theatrical achievement and a philosophical manifesto, it stands as one of the most ambitious and provocative works in the history of English-language drama.
