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The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction
Contributor(s): Bould, Mark (Editor), Butler, Andrew M. (Editor), Roberts, Adam (Editor)
ISBN: 041545378X     ISBN-13: 9780415453783
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $287.10  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Social Science
Dewey: 809.387
LCCN: 2008028914
Series: Routledge Companions (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7" W x 9.7" (2.50 lbs) 554 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is a comprehensive overview of the history and study of science fiction. It outlines major writers, movements, and texts in the genre, established critical approaches and areas for future study. Fifty-six entries by a team of renowned international contributors are divided into four parts which look, in turn, at:

  • history - an integrated chronological narrative of the genre's development
  • theory - detailed accounts of major theoretical approaches including feminism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, postcolonialism, posthumanism and utopian studies
  • issues and challenges - anticipates future directions for study in areas as diverse as science studies, music, design, environmentalism, ethics and alterity
  • subgenres - a prismatic view of the genre, tracing themes and developments within specific subgenres.

Bringing into dialogue the many perspectives on the genre The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and the future of science fiction and the way it is taught and studied.