Modern Science Fiction: A Critical Analysis

The Seminal 1951 Thesis with a New Introduction and Commentary

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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James Gunn--one of the founding figures of science fiction scholarship and teaching--wrote in 1951 what is likely the first master's thesis on modern science fiction. Portions were in the short-lived pulp magazine Dynamic but it has otherwise remained unavailable.Here in its first full publication, the thesis explores many of the classic Golden Age stories of the 1940s and the critical perspective that informed Gunn's essential genre history Alternate Worlds and his anthology series The Road to Science Fiction.The editor's introduction and commentary show the historical significance of Gunn's work and its relevance to today's science fiction studies.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-06-07
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:272 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:213
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476673196

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The late James Gunn was emeritus professor of English at the University of Kansas and the author or editor of 45 books and 100+ short stories. A former president of both the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the Science Fiction Research Association, he received their lifetime awards and induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. He lived in Lawrence, Kansas. Michael R. Page is a lecturer in the English department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Table of ContentsForeword deleteGary K. WolfePreface: “When Modern Science Fiction Was Modern” deleteJames GunnEditor’s Introduction deleteMichael R. PageModern Science Fiction: A Critical Analysis by James GunnIntroductionPart One—“Some of Us Are Looking at the Stars”: The Philosophy of Science FictionPart Two: “Through Caverns Measureless to Man”: The Plot Forms of Science FictionSection One: Plots of CircumstanceChapter One: A Being in an Alien EnvironmentChapter Two: Modern Man in the Modern WorldChapter Three: A Past Being in the PastChapter Four: A Future Being in a Future WorldChapter Five: MutationsConclusion to Plots of CircumstanceSection Two: Plots of CreationChapter One: The Creation of New Life or New Forms ThereofChapter Two: Experimentation in Other FieldsConclusionAppendix: Distribution ChartChapter Notes deleteMichael R. PageBibliographyFiction Works Cited deleteJames GunnCritical Works Cited deleteJames GunnWorks Cited in Editor’s Introduction deleteMichael R. PageIndex