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'Only We Have Perished': Karel Capek's R.U.R. and the Catastrophe of Humankind

Authors :
Anderson, Nicholas
Source :
Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts. Spring-Fall, 2014, Vol. 25 Issue 2-3, p226, 21 p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Abstract In Karel Capek's R.U.R., the mass production of an artificial workforce precipitates several catastrophes that culminate with humanity's extinction. For Harry Domin, Central Director of Rossum's Universal Robots, to [...]

Subjects

Subjects :
R.U.R. (Play) -- Criticism and interpretation
Writers -- Works -- Criticism and interpretation
Transhumanism -- Analysis
Robots -- Social aspects
Technology and society -- Analysis
Labor -- Social aspects
Robot
Literature/writing

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08970521
Volume :
25
Issue :
2-3
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.511784459

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