A Companion To Science Fiction
by David Seed /
2008 / English / PDF
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A Companion to Science Fiction assembles essays by aninternational range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themesand methods used by science fiction writers.
- This Companion conveys the scale and variety of sciencefiction.
- Shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debatingcultural issues.
- Essays by an international range of scholars discuss thecontexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.
- Addresses general topics, such as the history and origins ofthe genre, its engagement with science and gender, and nationalvariations of science fiction around the English-speakingworld.
- Maps out connections between science fiction, television, thecinema, virtual reality technology, and other aspects of theculture.
- 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 MaryShelleys Frankenstein to Margaret AtwoodsThe Handmaids Tale.
