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Author : Edward James
Release : 2003-11-20
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by : Edward James
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction written by Edward James. This book was released on 2003-11-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents
Author : Eric Carl Link
Release : 2015-01-26
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 467/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to American Science Fiction by : Eric Carl Link
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to American Science Fiction written by Eric Carl Link. This book was released on 2015-01-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion explores the relationship between the ideas and themes of American science fiction and their roots in the American cultural experience.
Author : Edward James
Release : 2012-01-26
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature by : Edward James
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature written by Edward James. This book was released on 2012-01-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantasy is a creation of the Enlightenment, and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible things. From the ghost stories of the Gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from Mrs Radcliffe to Ms Rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readers. Since Tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenon. In this volume, critics and authors of fantasy look at its history since the Enlightenment, introduce readers to some of the different codes for the reading and understanding of fantasy, and examine some of the many varieties and subgenres of fantasy; from magical realism at the more literary end of the genre, to paranormal romance at the more popular end. The book is edited by the same pair who produced The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (winner of a Hugo Award in 2005).
Author : Steven Meyer
Release : 2018-05-03
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Science by : Steven Meyer
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Science written by Steven Meyer. This book was released on 2018-05-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1959, C. P. Snow lamented the presence of what he called the 'two cultures': the apparently unbridgeable chasm of understanding and knowledge between modern literature and modern science. In recent decades, scholars have worked diligently and often with great ingenuity to interrogate claims like Snow's that represent twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature and science as radically alienated from each other. The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Science offers a roadmap to developments that have contributed to the demonstration and emergence of reciprocal connections between the two domains of inquiry. Weaving together theory and empiricism, individual chapters explore major figures - Shakespeare, Bacon, Emerson, Darwin, Henry James, William James, Whitehead, Einstein, Empson, and McClintock; major genres and modes of writing - fiction, science fiction, non-fiction prose, poetry, and dramatic works; and major theories and movements - pragmatism, critical theory, science studies, cognitive science, ecocriticism, cultural studies, affect theory, digital humanities, and expanded empiricisms. This book will be a key resource for scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate students alike.
Author : Gerry Canavan
Release : 2018-12-31
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge History of Science Fiction by : Gerry Canavan
Download or read book The Cambridge History of Science Fiction written by Gerry Canavan. This book was released on 2018-12-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first science fiction course in the American academy was held in the early 1950s. In the sixty years since, science fiction has become a recognized and established literary genre with a significant and growing body of scholarship. The Cambridge History of Science Fiction is a landmark volume as the first authoritative history of the genre. Over forty contributors with diverse and complementary specialties present a history of science fiction across national and genre boundaries, and trace its intellectual and creative roots in the philosophical and fantastic narratives of the ancient past. Science fiction as a literary genre is the central focus of the volume, but fundamental to its story is its non-literary cultural manifestations and influence. Coverage thus includes transmedia manifestations as an integral part of the genre's history, including not only short stories and novels, but also film, art, architecture, music, comics, and interactive media.
