Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch

The collection combines essays and five linked stage plays that probe biological evolution, the possibility of greatly extended human life, and the social and moral consequences of human self-improvement. It alternates polemic, satirical commentary, and dramatic scenes to examine competing theories of inheritance and progress, the tension between individual will and social institutions, and the roles of religion, art, and politics in shaping human destiny. Characters and episodes dramatize experiments, debates, and tragicomic misunderstandings that probe whether voluntary longevity or creative evolution can reshape civilization, while the tone shifts between didactic exposition and theatrical invention.