Regrowing Divine Trees Zhai Yongming’s "The Eighth Day" as a Reflection on the Intellectual and Ethical Ecosystem of Posthuman Eden

Regrowing Divine Trees : Zhai Yongming’s "The Eighth Day" as a Reflection on the Intellectual and Ethical Ecosystem of Posthuman Eden

Published in 2009, "The Eighth Day" is a poetic sequel to the Biblical myth of creation. Zhai sketches a landscape of the posthuman world in which "scientists replaced God" and continue His work populating the earth with transgenic species, cyborgs, and humanoids. Inviting reader...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature. - Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association. - 76(2022), 1, Seite 18-40
1. Verfasser: Krenz, Joanna (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature
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