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Köp båda 2 för 1313 kr'Those unfamiliar with Shippeys work in this area are in for a treat.' Edward James, Foundation 'In Hard Reading, Shippey discusses a wide-ranging variety of authors whose work has a clearly unacknowledged Wellsian streak. As a collection of essays written over a period of the past fifty years or so, Shippey's book demonstrates an increasing density and intricacy of academic style and approaches practised in SF studies.' Oksana Blashkiv, The Wellsian: The Journal of the H.G. Wells Society 'This is an engaging and thought-provoking (or debate-provoking) selection of work.' Jack Fennell, Fantastika
Tom Shippey is Professor Emeritus at Saint Louis University and has published widely, especially on J. R. R. Tolkien. He was special academic advisor to director Peter Jackson for the Lord of the Rings/Hobbit films.
List of Figures Note on References A Personal Preface What SF Is 1Coming Out of the Science Fiction Closet Learning to Read Science Fiction 2Rejecting Gesture Politics Literary Gatekeepers and the Fabril Tradition 3Getting Away from the Facilior Lectio Semiotic Ghosts and Ghostlinesses in the Work of Bruce Sterling SF and Change 4Getting Serious with the Fans Science Fiction and the Idea of History 5Getting to Grips with the Issue of Cultures Cultural Engineering: A Theme in Science Fiction 6 And Not Fudging the Issue! People are Plastic: Jack Vance and the Dilemma of Cultural Relativism 7SF Authors Really Mean what they Say Alternate Historians: Newt, Kingers, Harry and Me 8A Revealing Failure by the Critics Kingsley Amiss Science Fiction and the Problems of Genre 9A Glimpse of Structuralist Possibility The Golden Bough and the Incorporations of Magic in Science Fiction 10Serious Issues, Serious Traumas, Emotional Depth The Magic Art and the Evolution of Words: Ursula Le Guins Earthsea Trilogy SF and Politics 11A First Encounter with Politics The Cold War in Science Fiction, 19401960 12Language Corruption, and Rocking the Boat Variations on Newspeak: The Open Question of Nineteen Eighty-Four 13Just Before the Disaster The Fall of America in Science Fiction 14Why Politicians, and Producers, Should Read Science Fiction The Critique of America in Contemporary Science Fiction 15Saying (When Necessary) the Lamentable Word Starship Troopers, Galactic Heroes, Mercenary Princes: The Military and its Discontents in Science Fiction References Index