Author: Michael Ashley
Publisher:
ISBN: 1789621712
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Fourth volume in Mike Ashley's acclaimed set on the history of science-fiction magazines. This volume looks at the 1980s.
The History of the Science-fiction Magazine
Author: Michael Ashley
Publisher:
ISBN: 1789621712
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Fourth volume in Mike Ashley's acclaimed set on the history of science-fiction magazines. This volume looks at the 1980s.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1789621712
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Fourth volume in Mike Ashley's acclaimed set on the history of science-fiction magazines. This volume looks at the 1980s.
Science Fact and Science Fiction
Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135923736
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the vocabulary of all sciences to create valid narratives that explore the future effects of science on events and human beings. Science Fact and Science Fiction examines in one volume how science has propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science fiction has influenced the sciences. Although coverage will discuss the science behind the fiction from the Classical Age to the present, focus is naturally on the 19th century to the present, when the Industrial Revolution and spectacular progress in science and technology triggered an influx of science-fiction works speculating on the future. As scientific developments alter expectations for the future, the literature absorbs, uses, and adapts such contextual visions. The goal of the Encyclopedia is not to present a catalog of sciences and their application in literary fiction, but rather to study the ongoing flow and counterflow of influences, including how fictional representations of science affect how we view its practice and disciplines. Although the main focus is on literature, other forms of science fiction, including film and video games, are explored and, because science is an international matter, works from non-English speaking countries are discussed as needed.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135923736
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the vocabulary of all sciences to create valid narratives that explore the future effects of science on events and human beings. Science Fact and Science Fiction examines in one volume how science has propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science fiction has influenced the sciences. Although coverage will discuss the science behind the fiction from the Classical Age to the present, focus is naturally on the 19th century to the present, when the Industrial Revolution and spectacular progress in science and technology triggered an influx of science-fiction works speculating on the future. As scientific developments alter expectations for the future, the literature absorbs, uses, and adapts such contextual visions. The goal of the Encyclopedia is not to present a catalog of sciences and their application in literary fiction, but rather to study the ongoing flow and counterflow of influences, including how fictional representations of science affect how we view its practice and disciplines. Although the main focus is on literature, other forms of science fiction, including film and video games, are explored and, because science is an international matter, works from non-English speaking countries are discussed as needed.
A Companion to Science Fiction
Author: David Seed
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470797010
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 631
Book Description
A Companion to Science Fiction assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. This Companion conveys the scale and variety of science fiction. Shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues. Essays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. Addresses general topics, such as the history and origins of the genre, its engagement with science and gender, and national variations of science fiction around the English-speaking world. Maps out connections between science fiction, television, the cinema, virtual reality technology, and other aspects of the culture. Includes a section focusing on major figures, such as H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula Le Guin. Offers close readings of particular novels, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470797010
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 631
Book Description
A Companion to Science Fiction assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. This Companion conveys the scale and variety of science fiction. Shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues. Essays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. Addresses general topics, such as the history and origins of the genre, its engagement with science and gender, and national variations of science fiction around the English-speaking world. Maps out connections between science fiction, television, the cinema, virtual reality technology, and other aspects of the culture. Includes a section focusing on major figures, such as H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula Le Guin. Offers close readings of particular novels, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.
Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Author: Michael Burgess
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
An annotated list of reference works in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
An annotated list of reference works in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction.
Science Fiction Rebels
Author: Michael Ashley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1781382603
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Fourth volume in Mike Ashley's acclaimed set on the history of science-fiction magazines. This volume looks at the 1980s.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1781382603
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Fourth volume in Mike Ashley's acclaimed set on the history of science-fiction magazines. This volume looks at the 1980s.
Humanities Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 1666
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 1666
Book Description
Daughters of Earth
Author: Justine Larbalestier
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819566764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Women's contributions to science fiction have been lasting and important. This is a collection of 11 key stories, alongside 11 essays that explore the stories' contexts, meanings, and theoretical implications. Organized chronologically, it aims to create a different canon of feminist science fiction and examines the theory that addresses it.
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819566764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Women's contributions to science fiction have been lasting and important. This is a collection of 11 key stories, alongside 11 essays that explore the stories' contexts, meanings, and theoretical implications. Organized chronologically, it aims to create a different canon of feminist science fiction and examines the theory that addresses it.
Current Contents, April 12, 1999
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1374
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1374
Book Description
Science-fiction Studies
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture: Pulps and dime novels through young adult fiction
Author: M. Thomas Inge
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
This unique, abundantly illustrated set features essay-length chapters on the many forms, genres, and themes of popular culture.
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
This unique, abundantly illustrated set features essay-length chapters on the many forms, genres, and themes of popular culture.