Science Fiction Roots And Branches
Author | : Rhys Garnett |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1990-07-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1349208159 |
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Author | : Rhys Garnett |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1990-07-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1349208159 |
Author | : Rhys Garnett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Englisch - Science-Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780333469095 |
These eleven critical essays on late Victorian and modern science fiction focus primarily on the critical analyses of specific works in the light of current critical theory and debates about the social function and relevance of science fiction.
Author | : T. A. Shippey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Comparative literature |
ISBN | : 9783905703054 |
Professor Tom Shippey is best known for his books 'The Road to Middle-earth' and 'J.R.R. Tolkien. Author of the Century'. Yet they are not the only contributions of his to Tolkien studies. Over the years, he has written and lectured widely on Tolkien-related topics. Unfortunately, many of his essays, though still topical, are no longer available. The current volume unites for the first time a selection of his older essays together with some new, as yet unpublished articles.
Author | : Ursula K. Le Guin |
Publisher | : Copper Canyon Press |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2018-10-02 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 1619321890 |
"Ursula K. Le Guin, loved by millions for her fantasy and science-fiction novels, ponders life, death and the vast beyond in So Far So Good, an astute, charming collection finished weeks before her death in January, 2018. Fans will recognize some of the motifs here—cats, wind, strong women — as well as her exploration of the intersection between soul and body, the knowable and the unknown. The writing is clear, artful and reverent as Le Guin looks back at key memories and concerns and looks forward to what is next: 'Spirit, rehearse the journey of the body/ that are to come, the motions/ of the matter that held you.'"―Washington Post "Le Guin’s farewell poetry collection, contains all that created her reputation for fiction—sharp insight, restless imagination, humor that is both mordant and humane, and, above all else, that connection to all creation, that 'immense what is'."—New York Journal of Books “It’s hard to think of another living author who has written so well for so long in so many styles as Ursula K. Le Guin.” —Salon “She never loses touch with her reverence for the immense what is.” —Margaret Atwood “There is no writer with an imagination as forceful and delicate as Le Guin’s.” —Grace Paley Legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin was lauded by millions for her ground- breaking science fiction novels, but she began as a poet, and wrote across genres for her entire career. In this clarifying and sublime collection—completed shortly before her death in 2018—Le Guin is unflinching in the face of mor- tality, and full of wonder for the mysteries beyond. Redolent of the lush natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, with rich sounds playfully echoing myth and nursery rhyme, Le Guin bookends a long, daring, and prolific career. From “How it Seems to Me”: In the vast abyss before time, self is not, and soul commingles with mist, and rock, and light. In time, soul brings the misty self to be. Then slow time hardens self to stone while ever lightening the soul, till soul can loose its hold of self . . . Ursula K. Le Guin is the author of over sixty novels, short fiction works, translations, and volumes of poetry, including the acclaimed novels The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. Her books continue to sell millions of copies worldwide. Le Guin died in 2018 in her home in Portland, Oregon.
Author | : Antony Oldknow |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 1997-05-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781881604242 |
Author | : Sally Mickelson De Mattia |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Science fiction |
ISBN | : |
Author | : H. Byron Ballard |
Publisher | : Llewellyn Worldwide |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2021-02-08 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 0738764841 |
Natural Magic and Folkways from Those Who Call the Blue Ridge Mountains Home The southern Appalachians are rich in folk magic and witchery. This book explores the region's customs and traditions for magical healing, luck, prosperity, scrying, and more. Author H. Byron Ballard—known as the village witch of Asheville—teaches you about the old ways and why they work, from dowsing to communicating with spirits. Learn the deeper meaning of haint blue doors, magic hands for finding, and medicinal herbs and plants. Discover tips for creating tinctures and salves, attuning to the phases of the moon, interpreting omens, and other folkways passed down through the generations. Part cultural journey and part magical guide, this book uncovers the authentic traditions of one of North America's most spiritually vibrant regions
Author | : M. Keith Booker |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2001-05-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0313073627 |
The 1950s are widely regarded as the golden age of American science fiction. This book surveys a wide range of major science fiction novels and films from the long 1950s--the period from 1946 to 1964--when the tensions of the Cold War were at their peak. The American science fiction novels and films of this period clearly reflect Cold War anxieties and tensions through their focus on such themes as alien invasion and nuclear holocaust. In this sense, they resemble the observations of social and cultural critics during the same period. Meanwhile, American science fiction of the long 1950s also engages its historical and political contexts through an interrogation of phenomena, such as alienation and routinization, that can be seen as consequences of the development of American capitalism during this period. This economic trend is part of the rise of the global phenomenon that Marxist theorists have called late capitalism. Thus, American science fiction during this period reflects the rise of late capitalism and participates in the beginnings of postmodernism, described by Frederic Jameson as the cultural logic of late capitalism.
Author | : Brian M. Stableford |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780810849389 |
This reference tracks the development of speculative fiction influenced by the advancement of science and the idea of progress from the eighteenth century to the present day. The major authors and publications of the genre and significant subgenres are covered. Additionally there are entries on fields of science and technology which have been particularly prolific in provoking such speculation. The list of acronyms and abbreviations, the chronology covering the literature from the 1700s through the present, the introductory essay, and the dictionary entries provide science fiction novices and enthusiasts as well as serious writers and critics with a wonderful foundation for understanding the realm of science fiction literature. The extensive bibliography that includes books, journals, fanzines, and websites demonstrates that science fiction literature commands a massive following.
Author | : Jenny Wolmark |
Publisher | : University of Iowa Press |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780877454472 |