The Cambridge Companion to American Science Fiction
Title | The Cambridge Companion to American Science Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | Gerry Canavan |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 291 |
Release | 2015-01-26 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1316240274 |
The Cambridge Companion to American Science Fiction explores the relationship between the ideas and themes of American science fiction and their roots in the American cultural experience. Science fiction in America has long served to reflect the country's hopes, desires, ambitions, and fears. The ideas and conventions associated with science fiction are pervasive throughout American film and television, comics and visual arts, games and gaming, and fandom, as well as across the culture writ large. Through essays that address not only the history of science fiction in America but also the influence and significance of American science fiction throughout media and fan culture, this companion serves as a key resource for scholars, teachers, students, and fans of science fiction.
The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | Edward James |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 330 |
Release | 2003-11-20 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780521016575 |
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The Cambridge Companion to American Science Fiction
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Release | 2018 |
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This Companion explores the relationship between American science fiction and its roots in the American cultural experience. Essays address not only the history of science fiction in America but also the influence and significance of American science fiction throughout media and fan culture.
Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
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Release | 2003 |
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ISBN | 9785210165763 |
The Cambridge Companion to American Fiction After 1945
Title | The Cambridge Companion to American Fiction After 1945 PDF eBook |
Author | John N. Duvall |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 293 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0521196310 |
A comprehensive 2011 guide to the genres, historical contexts, cultural diversity and major authors of American fiction since the Second World War.
The Cambridge Companion to American Science Fiction
Title | The Cambridge Companion to American Science Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Carl Link |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 291 |
Release | 2015-01-26 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1107052467 |
This Companion explores the relationship between the ideas and themes of American science fiction and their roots in the American cultural experience.
The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Edward James |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 298 |
Release | 2012-01-26 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1107493730 |
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).