Overview

As we move through the 21st century, the importance of science fiction to the study of English Literature is becoming increasingly apparent. The Science Fiction Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the genre and how to study it for students new to the field. In particular, it provides detailed entries on major writers in the SF field who might be encountered on university-level English Literature courses, ranging from H.G. Wells and Philip K. Dick, to Doris Lessing and Geoff Ryman. Other features include an historical timeline, sections on key writers, critics and critical terms, and case studies of both literary and critical works. In the later sections of the book, the changing nature of the science fiction canon and its growing role in relation to the wider categories of English Literature are discussed in depth introducing the reader to the latest critical thinking on the field.

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Author:   Dr Nick Hubble (Brunel University, London, UK) ,  Dr Aris Mousoutzanis
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic USA
Edition:   annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.436kg
ISBN:  

9781441170965

ISBN 10:   1441170960
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   21 November 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Introduction Nick Hubble 1 The Historical Context of Science Fiction Nick Hubble 2 An Annotated Science Fiction Timeline Joseph Norman 3 Major Science Fiction Authors Nick Hubble, Emma Filtness and Joseph Norman 4 Case Studies in Reading 1: Key Primary Literary Texts Christopher Daley 5 Case Studies in Reading 2: Key Theoretical and Critical Texts in Science Fiction Studies Jessica Langer 6 Key Critical Concepts, Topics and Critics David M. Higgins and Roby Duncan 7 The Science Fiction Film Aris Mousoutzanis 8 Science Fiction Criticism Andrew M. Butler 9 Changes in the Canon Adam Roberts 10 Issues of Gender, Sexuality and Ethnicity Pat Wheeler 11 Mapping the Current Critical Landscape Sherryl Vint Index 255

Reviews

This is a valuable new guide to an important body of literature central to our culture. It combines the functions of chronology, history and critical commentary in ways which are accessible to the reader, tracing out the origins and continuing evolution of science fiction as one of the most engaged cultural forms of our time. David Seed, Professor of English, Liverpool University, UK Chapter by chapter, The Science Fiction Handbook builds a picture of sf's history and a critical guide to thinking about the genre. Culminating in a snapshot of where sf studies is right now, it is a really, really useful introduction to the defining literature of the 20th and 21st centuries. Dr Mark Bould, Reader in Film & Literature, University of the West of England, UK

Author Information

Nick Hubble is Head of English Literature at Brunel University, London, UK. Aris Mousoutzanis is Lecturer in Film and Screen Studies, University of Brighton, UK.

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