Seed, David
A Companion to Science Fiction
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.
Keywords: LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh LIT004120
- Author(s)
- Seed, David
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 612 pages
- Category
- Litterary Studies
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781405144582
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405184373