A Companion to Science Fiction - Couverture souple

Seed, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 140518437X ISBN 13 : 9781405184373

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Seed is Professor in the School of English at Liverpool University. He has published books on Joseph Heller, Thomas Pynchon, science fiction and the Cold War, and cultural representations of brainwashing. He edits the Science Fiction series of Liverpool University Press and serves as a consulting editor for the journal Science Fiction Studies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 140518437X
• ISBN 13: 9781405184373
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 632
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible