A Companion to Science Fiction

ebook ∣ Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture

By David Seed

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Format

ebook

ISBN

9781405184373

Series

Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture

Author

David Seed

Publisher

Wiley

Release

15 April 2008

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Literary Criticism Multi-Cultural Nonfiction
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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.

    • Format

    ebook

    ISBN

    9781405184373

    Series

    Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture

    Author

    David Seed

    Publisher

    Wiley

    Release

    15 April 2008

    Share

    Subjects

    Literary Criticism Multi-Cultural Nonfiction
    A Companion to Science Fiction