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Robert Hugh Benson, con "Il padrone del mondo" (1907), ci porta in una realtà nella quale l'uomo ha raggiunto gli estremi confini del progresso materiale e intellettuale, dove tutto è meccanizzato e programmato per un unico grande progetto: il trionfo dell'Umanitarismo. L'eliminazione della guerra, l'abolizione dei rumori, la legalizzazione dell'eutanasia, l'adozione di cibi artificiali, l'uso dell'esperanto sono solo alcune tra le caratteristiche che fanno da naturale corollario al nuovo tipo di convivenza civile. In questo paesaggio si muovono, con estrema ponderatezza, i personaggi di Benson, ricchi di umanità e descritti in modo sapiente: Oliviero Brand, il politico; Mabel, la deliziosa compagna di Oliviero, che sceglie la dolce morte offerta dalle case dell'eutanasia e che, nel momento estremo, vede, capisce e prova la netta sensazione del misterioso Altro; Giuliano Felsemburgh, l'uomo che costituisce la sintesi più sconcertante dei sentimenti e delle aspirazioni che l'Umanitarismo suscita; Percy Franklin, un prete in cui la fede vacilla per poi riconfermarsi più viva e vera.
- ISBN: 8816417080
- Casa Editrice: Jaca Book
- Pagine: 352
- Data di uscita: 01-07-2021
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In the real world of the early 21st century, the Western world, which dominates the rest of the world economically and politically, is similarly dominated internally by a ruling wealthy political and cultural elite. That elite is united behind a worldview that serves them as a de facto state religio Leggi tutto
Not sure what to write as a review. Loved reading this book. And the dystopia presented in the book is very visible in today's world. This book was written in the begiining of the 20th century (1907). It imagines the future (2000) when Humanity-Religion (Humanitarianism) will overtake the entire worl Leggi tutto
ENGLISH: An apocalyptic novel written in 1907. Personally, I prefer A Canticle for Leibowitz , which seems to me better built and more believable, because the apocalyptic end is caused by man himself, rather than by unexplained acts of God. There are two kinds of atheism: 1. Optimistic atheism, which r Leggi tutto
At the turn of the 21st century, war between the states of Europe and the East threatens; at the midnight hour, however, comes an obscure American politician, a senator of no fame, whose cosmopolitan charm allows him to calm the troubled diplomatic waters and prevent a century of peace and prosperit Leggi tutto
A more precise rating is four and a half stars since it is not a perfect work, but I erred on the higher side because I thought this a beautifully written and prophetic novel of ideas. As you can read from its description, it’s a dystopian novel of a future where secular humanism has come to dominat Leggi tutto
In this book a practically unknown one-term United States senator with a charismatic personality and a magnetic speaking voice comes to power in 2008 and turns out to be the Antichrist. Honest. Yes, this is basically the same plot as a book I was handed by a wild-eyed fellow outside Redfern station a Leggi tutto
Our Pope Francis is full of surprises. This book is on his list of favorites! It is in the public domain so is available for free in the kindle store and is available free in audio on librivox. I read it both ways. The author was a Catholic priest, so there is definitely a Catholic perspective, but
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