Science Fiction After 1900
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Science Fiction After 1900

From the Steam Man to the Stars

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Science Fiction After 1900

From the Steam Man to the Stars

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About This Book

First published in 2003. Brooks Landon analyses science fiction not as a set of rules for writers, but as a set of expectations for readers. He presents science fiction as a social phenomenon that moves beyond literary experience through a sense of mission based on the belief that SF can be a tool to help you think. He offers a broad overview of the genre and the stages through which it has developed in the twentieth century from the dime store novel through the New Wave of the '60s, the cyberpunk '80s, and soft agenda SF of the '90s. The writers he examines range for E. M. Forster and John W. Campbell to Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin. He also examines the large body of criticism now devoted to the genre and includes a bibliographic essay and a list of recommended titles.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
9781136761188
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Chronology
  10. Chapter 1 The Culture of Science Fiction—Rationalizing Genre
  11. Chapter 2 From the Steam Man to the Stars
  12. Chapter 3 Science Fiction outside Genre SF
  13. Chapter 4 Countercultures of Science Fiction—Resisting Genre
  14. Chapter 5 New and Newer Waves
  15. Notes and References
  16. Bibliographic Essay
  17. Recommended Titles
  18. Index