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001 2011456621
003 DLC
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008 120109s2011 enk 000 f eng
010 $a 2011456621
020 $a9781843914594 (pbk.)
020 $a184391459X (pbk.)
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042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aPG5038.C3$bR213 2011
082 04 $a891.86352$222
100 1 $aČapek, Karel,$d1890-1938.
240 10 $aR.U.R.$lEnglish
245 10 $aRossum's universal robots (R.U.R.) :$ba collective drama in three acts with a comedy prelude /$cKarel Čapek ; translated by David Short.
246 30 $aR.U.R.
246 34 $aRossum's Universal Robots
260 $aLondon :$bHesperus,$c2011.
300 $axvi, 104 p. ;$c20 cm.
490 1 $aModern voices
500 $a"Foreword by Arthur Miller"--Front cover.
520 8 $a"In 1920 Čapek wrote what was to become his most famous work, the play 'R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)', a meditation on the themes of humanity and subjugation that introduced the 'robot'. He was prolific throughout the 1920s, his plays addressing a range of subjects, although best remembered as a writer of early science fiction. Čapek also dealt with contemporary moral and political issues, including the rise of corporations and European fascism"--$cBiographical note, p. 103.
520 8 $a"Determined to liberate the mass-produced but highly intelligent robots forged in the machinery of Rossum's island factory, Helena Glory arrives in a blaze of righteousness. Soon perplexed by the robots' seeming humanity but absolute lack of sentience, she deserts her strident campaigning and falls in love with Domin, the factory's General Manager. Yet even as their life on the island appears to become more comfortable, the tide is turning against the humans ... Drawing huge international attention following its original production in 1921, 'Rossum's Universal Robots' was a strikingly prescient meditation on the themes of humanity and subjugation that were to dominate the twentieth century. Seen as a precursor to works including Huxley's 'Brave New world', it is a true classic of the dystopian genre, and remains all too resonant"--$cPublisher's description, p. [2] of cover.
546 $aTranslated from the Czech.
650 0 $aRobots$vDrama.
700 1 $aShort, David,$d1943-
700 1 $aMiller, Arthur,$d1915-2005.
830 0 $aModern voices.