Der Weltuntergang: Eine Phantasie aus dem Jahre 1900

A turn-of-the-century fantasy frames rapid technological and political advances against an emerging cosmic disturbance: astronomers detect minute but growing anomalies in the sun’s motion, later verified, which trigger widespread alarm. The narrative traces shifting public moods from ridicule to panic, depicts governmental and social tensions, and interleaves scientific observations, diary fragments, and vivid scenes of collective delirium as the planet experiences increasingly catastrophic effects. Through satirical and speculative vignettes it explores militarism, social unrest, and human responses to an unfolding apocalypse, moving from initial signs to disintegration and an ambiguous final void.