Science Fiction Handbook

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

As we move through the 21st century, the importance of science fiction to the study of English Literature is becoming increasingly apparent. The Science Fiction Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the genre and how to study it for students new to the field. In particular, it provides detailed entries on major writers in the SF field who might be encountered on university-level English Literature courses, ranging from H.G. Wells and Philip K. Dick, to Doris Lessing and Geoff Ryman. Other features include an historical timeline, sections on key writers, critics and critical terms, and case studies of both literary and critical works. In the later sections of the book, the changing nature of the science fiction canon and its growing role in relation to the wider categories of English Literature are discussed in depth introducing the reader to the latest critical thinking on the field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-11-21
Mått:156 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt:581 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Literature and Culture Handbooks
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781441197696

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Nick Hubble is Head of English Literature at Brunel University, London, UK. Aris Mousoutzanis is Lecturer in Film and Screen Studies, University of Brighton, UK.

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Science Fiction sets out to imagine different worlds and futures. Its own future is at every moment being changed by the real world – often painfully, but for the better. This book is a welcome, and welcoming, introduction and contribution to that uneven progress.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsIntroductionNick Hubble1 The Historical Context of Science Fiction Nick Hubble2 An Annotated Science Fiction TimelineJoseph Norman3 Major Science Fiction AuthorsNick Hubble, Emma Filtness and Joseph Norman4 Case Studies in Reading 1: Key Primary Literary Texts Christopher Daley5 Case Studies in Reading 2: Key Theoretical and Critical Texts in Science Fiction Studies Jessica Langer6 Key Critical Concepts, Topics and CriticsDavid M. Higgins and Roby Duncan7 The Science Fiction Film Aris Mousoutzanis8 Science Fiction Criticism Andrew M. Butler9 Changes in the Canon Adam Roberts10 Issues of Gender, Sexuality and EthnicityPat Wheeler11 Mapping the Current Critical Landscape Sherryl VintIndex 255

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