Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-233) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : Five minutes to midnight--what is a postmodern plague? -- Counting down--to catastrophe or cure? -- Four corners of a crisis : genres of plague texts -- Three points of sight : gender in plague texts -- Two takes on a scare : cinematic plague texts and their remakes -- Conclusion : One fine day--toward a realization of the "Eutemporal".
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