Author: Terry L. HansenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Myth-Adventure in Leigh Brackett's "Enchantress of Venus"
Author: Terry L. HansenChild of the Sun: Leigh Brackett SF Boxed Set (Illustrated)
Author: Leigh BrackettPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
Leigh Brackett's 'Child of the Sun: Leigh Brackett SF Boxed Set (Illustrated)' is a collection of science fiction stories that showcase Brackett's unique blend of planetary romance, adventure, and captivating world-building. Known for her vivid descriptions and masterful storytelling, Brackett's work transports readers to distant worlds filled with rich cultures and exotic landscapes. Set against the backdrop of the cosmic frontier, Brackett's narratives explore themes of war, love, and the human condition, making this boxed set a must-read for fans of classic science fiction literature. With stunning illustrations that bring Brackett's visions to life, readers will be drawn into her imaginative and immersive storytelling. Leigh Brackett, a pioneer in the genre of science fiction, drew inspiration from her love of adventure and mythology to create captivating and thought-provoking tales. Her expertise in crafting compelling characters and intricate plots shines through in this collection, showcasing her skill as a master storyteller. 'Child of the Sun' is recommended for readers who enjoy richly detailed world-building, thrilling adventures, and thought-provoking themes in their science fiction literature.
The Stuff of Science Fiction
Author: Gary WestfahlPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476686599
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
While students and general readers typically cannot relate to esoteric definitions of science fiction, they readily understand the genre as a literature that characteristically deals with subjects such as new inventions, space, robot and aliens. This book looks at science fiction in precisely this manner, with twenty-one chapters that each deal with a subject that is repeatedly addressed in science fiction of recent centuries. Based on a packet of original essays that the author assembled for his classes, the book could serve as a supplemental textbook in science fiction classes, but also contains material of interest to science fiction scholars and others devoted to the genre. In some cases, chapters offer thorough surveys of numerous works involving certain subjects, such as imagined vehicles, journeys beneath the Earth and undersea adventures, discovering intriguing patterns in the ways that various writers developed their ideas. When comprehensive coverage of ubiquitous topics such as robots, aliens and the planet Mars is impossible, chapters focus on major themes referencing selected texts. A conclusion discusses other science fiction subjects that were omitted for various reasons, and a bibliography lists additional resources for the study of science fiction in general and the topics of each chapter.
Post-Jungian Criticism
Author: James S. BaumlinPublisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791459584
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Rereads Jung in light of contemporary theoretical concerns, and offers a variety of examples of post-Jungian literary and cultural criticism.
Science Fiction Authors
Author: Maura HeaphyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1598845063
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
For students, scholars, readers' advisors, and curious SF readers and fans, this guide provides an easy-to-use launch pad for researching and learning more about science fiction writers and their work. Emphasizing the best popular and contemporary authors, this book covers 100 SF writers, providing for each: • a brief biographical sketch, including a quote from theauthor, awards, etc. • a list of the author's major works (including editions and other writings) • research sources-biographies, criticism, research guides, and web sites • In addition, you'll find read-alike lists for selected authors. For anyone wanting to find information on popular SF authors, this should be the first stop.
Extrapolation
Author: Ancient Greece and Rome in Modern Science Fiction
Author: Ross ClarePublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1800855117
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Ancient Greece and Rome in Modern Science Fiction introduces and analyses the reception of classical antiquity in contemporary science fiction. By using up-to-date methods from classical reception theory, science-fiction analysis and fictional-world studies, the book will help furnish the reader’s understanding of the ways in which the literature, culture, history and mythology of ancient Greece and Rome are appropriated and represented across multiple media platforms in the science-fiction genre today. The book will therefore serve as an entry point into several areas of study: the reception of classics in popular culture, antiquity in modern media, the uses of the ancient world in science-fiction, and broader science-fiction criticism. The chapters – structured by medium – principally offer a roughly chronological overview of that medium and its treatment of ancient history, mythology, literature and culture. An abundance of case studies from literature, film and television and videogames including Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Fallout: New Vegas, the Mass Effect franchise and Assassin’s Creed show how classical antiquity is reused, encountered, re-encountered by creators and consumers of the present – how we bounce off it, and it bounces off us, and how this reciprocation creates new visions of Greece and of Rome.
The Year's Scholarship in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Literature, 1982
Author: Marshall B. TymnPublisher:
ISBN: 9780873383028
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Supernatural Fiction Writers
Author: Everett Franklin BleilerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : AUTHORS--BIOGRAPHY.
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Twentieth-century Short Story Explication
Author: Publisher: Hamden, Conn. : Shoe String Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Lists books, monographs, and periodicals which critically analyze or interpret short works of fiction written since 1800.