Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advancedd Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surface
A fascinating and beautifully illustrated cultural history of ideas about what might exist under the Earth's surface - in mythology, religion, science, literature and plain old crackpottery Beliefs in mysterious Underworlds are as old as humanity. From the ancient Sumerians to Incas to modern Christians, nearly every culture has had its special version. However, the idea that the earth has a hollow interior where strange lands, creatures and civilizations may exist was first proposed as a scientific theory in 1692 by Sir ...
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A fascinating and beautifully illustrated cultural history of ideas about what might exist under the Earth's surface - in mythology, religion, science, literature and plain old crackpottery Beliefs in mysterious Underworlds are as old as humanity. From the ancient Sumerians to Incas to modern Christians, nearly every culture has had its special version. However, the idea that the earth has a hollow interior where strange lands, creatures and civilizations may exist was first proposed as a scientific theory in 1692 by Sir Edmund Halley (of Halley's Comet fame). Since then, it has been used as a popular literary motif by writers as varied as Edgar Allen Poe, Jules Verne, Lewis Carroll, L Frank Baum and Edgar Rice Burroughs to name a few. Hollow Earth traces this notion through the centuries and cultures, exploring how each era's relationship to the notion of a hollow earth reflected its particular hopes, fears and values. Lavishly illustrated throughout, it features a wide collection of artwork including Bosch's inspired surreal nightmares of Hell, seventeenth-century maps and diagrams of the interior, illustrations from early Jules Verne editions and other novels plus film posters and much more. Unique and fascinating, Hollow Earth will appeal to readers of many sorts: those interested in the history of science, religion, utopian fiction and real-life experiments, sci-fi fans, film buffs and those intrigued by the remarkable evolution of ideas over the centuries.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Fine Hardcover and Fine Dust Jacket Clean, Not price Clipped NOT a library copy. Best objective history of the Hollow Earth and The people within, Covers Agartha, Lemuria, U.F. Os, Jules Verne, Poe, Halley, Cyrus Reed and the modern Pulp Fiction best of all are the Illustrations from lurid lovely covers to films, maps etc. Great collectible condition too.
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