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A Companion to Science Fiction
Contributor(s): Seed, David (Editor)
ISBN: 140518437X     ISBN-13: 9781405184373
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $66.45  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2008
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 809.387
Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture (Paperback)
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.7" W x 9.7" (2.35 lbs) 640 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
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.