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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.

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 16/05/2008
      ISBN13: 9781405184373, 978-1405184373
      ISBN10: 140518437X
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: fiction

      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.

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