| Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future Contributor(s): 133330, McFarland &. Co (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786458410 ISBN-13: 9780786458417 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Dewey: 809.387 |
| LCCN: 2010048100 |
| Series: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.79 lbs) 271 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Science fiction has always challenged readers with depictions of the future. Can the genre actually provide glimpses of the world of tomorrow? This collection of fifteen international and interdisciplinary essays examines the genre's predictions and breaks new ground by considering the prophetic functions of science fiction films as well as SF literature. Among the texts and topics examined are classic stories by Murray Leinster, C. L. Moore, and Cordwainer Smith; 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels, Japanese anime and Hong Kong cinema; and electronic fiction. |