Great article! I learned about R.U.R. a couple of years ago, when I had to read it / watch it as part of a university course I was taking. The play still holds up really well!
Thank you! It does still read really well, though I haven't had the chance to watch it yet. I'll have to make that happen at some point. What course was it for?
I was studying a Masters in Science & Religion, and as part of that took a class in “Science & Religion in Literature”. It ended up being one of my favourite classes, and introduced me to all sorts of things I wouldn’t otherwise have comes across, like Karel Čapek’s work.
I just watched a performance of the play that was available on YouTube, not as good as seeing it live but you make do with what you got!
Great article! I learned about R.U.R. a couple of years ago, when I had to read it / watch it as part of a university course I was taking. The play still holds up really well!
Thank you! It does still read really well, though I haven't had the chance to watch it yet. I'll have to make that happen at some point. What course was it for?
I was studying a Masters in Science & Religion, and as part of that took a class in “Science & Religion in Literature”. It ended up being one of my favourite classes, and introduced me to all sorts of things I wouldn’t otherwise have comes across, like Karel Čapek’s work.
I just watched a performance of the play that was available on YouTube, not as good as seeing it live but you make do with what you got!
That sounds like a great class! Always nice when courses can bring those kinds of surprising discoveries that stick with you.
I never would have guessed that androids and robots had this long of a history! Thanks for sharing, Devon!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! And yes, the history really is surprisingly long, with all sorts of great characters and creations along the way.