Overview
Chasing Aristotle’s “probable impossibilities”, Science Fantasy: Critical Explorations in Fiction and Film scrutinizes science fantasy, a hybrid genre that draws from both science fiction and fantasy. It delves into how science fantasy serves as a medium to shape the present and build a better future through memories and explores uncharted territories where science and imagination intersect. The eleven chapter of this volume challenge preconceptions and invites contemplation on the harmonious interplay between science fiction and the fantastical.
Full Product Details
Author: Cenk Tan ,
Elçin Parçaoglu ,
Nazan Yildiz Çiçekçi ,
Keisha Allan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.458kg
ISBN: 9781666926361
ISBN 10: 1666926361
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 25 July 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Occupying the contested space or 'no man's land' between the ostensibly conceptual rigor of science fiction and the supernatural extravagance of fantasy, 'science fantasy' establishes itself as a unique genre even as it calls into question the basic differentiae specificae used to define these others. Science Fantasy: Critical Explorations in Fiction and Film delivers a fascination collection of essays that range across numerous texts, authors, and media, offering a survey of the rich terrain of science fantasy over the past century. Scholarly attention to science fantasy is long overdue. The hybrid genre can provide insights into both fantasy and science fiction as well as offering its own perspectives on gender, power, perception, and, as Douglas Adams would suggest, the meaning of life. The editors of this volume have gathered an important and engaging set of essays on key figures in the development of science fantasy literature, like Andre Norton and Michael Moorcock, and on its emergence into forms ranging from feminist utopias to superhero movies.
Occupying the contested space or 'no man's land' between the ostensibly conceptual rigor of science fiction and the supernatural extravagance of fantasy, 'science fantasy' establishes itself as a unique genre even as it calls into question the basic differentiae specificae used to define these others. Science Fantasy: Critical Explorations in Fiction and Film delivers a fascination collection of essays that range across numerous texts, authors, and media, offering a survey of the rich terrain of science fantasy over the past century. --Robert T. Tally Jr., Texas State University Scholarly attention to science fantasy is long overdue. The hybrid genre can provide insights into both fantasy and science fiction as well as offering its own perspectives on gender, power, perception, and, as Douglas Adams would suggest, the meaning of life. The editors of this volume have gathered an important and engaging set of essays on key figures in the development of science fantasy literature, like Andre Norton and Michael Moorcock, and on its emergence into forms ranging from feminist utopias to superhero movies. --Brian Attebery, Idaho State University and author of Fantasy: How It Works
Author Information
Cenk Tan is associate professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at Pamukkale University, Turkey. Elçin Parçaoglu is assistant professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Pamukkale University, Turkey. Nazan Yildiz Çiçekçi is associate professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey.
