| Joanna Russ Contributor(s): Jones, Gwyneth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252084470 ISBN-13: 9780252084478 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2019001531 |
| Series: Modern Masters of Science Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Experimental, strange, and unabashedly feminist, Joanna Russ's groundbreaking science fiction grew out of a belief that the genre was ideal for expressing radical thought. Her essays and criticism, meanwhile, helped shape the field and still exercise a powerful influence in both SF and feminist literary studies.Award-winning author and critic Gwyneth Jones offers a new appraisal of Russ's work and ideas. After years working in male-dominated SF, Russ emerged in the late 1960s with Alyx, the uber-capable can-do heroine at the heart of Picnic on Paradise and other popular stories and books. Soon, Russ's fearless embrace of gender politics and life as an out lesbian made her a target for male outrage while feminist classics like The Female Man and The Two of Them took SF in innovative new directions. Jones also delves into Russ's longtime work as a critic of figures as diverse as Lovecraft and Cather, her foundational place in feminist fandom, important essays like "Amor Vincit Foeminam," and her career in academia. |