The Cambridge History of Science Fiction
Title | The Cambridge History of Science Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | Gerry Canavan |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2018-12-31 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1316733017 |
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.
The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 4, Eighteenth-Century Science
Title | The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 4, Eighteenth-Century Science PDF eBook |
Author | David C. Lindberg |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 956 |
Release | 2003-03-17 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780521572439 |
The fullest and most complete survey of the development of science in the eighteenth century.
The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 3, Early Modern Science
Title | The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 3, Early Modern Science PDF eBook |
Author | David C. Lindberg |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 833 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0521572444 |
An account of European knowledge of the natural world, c.1500-1700.
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 History of Science: Volume 7, The Modern Social Sciences
Title | The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 7, The Modern Social Sciences PDF eBook |
Author | David C. Lindberg |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 802 |
Release | 2003-08-04 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780521594424 |
An account of the history of the social sciences since the late eighteenth century.
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 | |
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 American Science Fiction
Title | The Cambridge Companion to American Science Fiction PDF eBook |
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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.