From the Back Cover
The volume explores the strange attraction between modern theories of deterministic choas, mythic fictions by Shakespeare and Milton and current works inspired chaos theory which range from Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, through detective stories and science fiction, most notably Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park.Links 'high' literature and popular literature with some of the key concepts of chaos theory - the 'butterfly effect', 'fractals' and the 'strange attractor'.Academics, Literature, Literary Studies, Cultural Studies, Shakespeare and Milton studies. A Harvester Wheatsheaf Book.
