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Classical Traditions in Science Fiction

By Rogers

Classical Traditions in Science Fiction

By Rogers

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For all its concern with change in the present and future, science fiction is deeply rooted in the past and, surprisingly, engages especially deeply with the ancient world. Indeed, both as an area in which the meaning of "classics" is actively transformed and as an open-ended set of texts whose own 'classic' status is a matter of ongoing debate, science fiction reveals much about the roles played by ancient classics in modern times. Classical Traditions in Science Fiction is the first collection dedicated to the rich study of science fiction's classical heritage, offering a much-needed mapping of its cultural and intellectual terrain.
This volume discusses a wide variety of representative examples from both classical antiquity and the past four hundred years of science fiction, beginning with science fiction's "rosy-fingered dawn" and moving toward the other-worldly literature of the present day. As it makes its way through the eras of science fiction, Classical Traditions in Science Fiction exposes the many levels on which science fiction engages the ideas of the ancient world, from minute matters of language and structure to the larger thematic and philosophical concerns.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
398
Release Date:
2015-02-09
Publication Date:
2014-11-27
Publisher:
ACADEMIC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199988412
ISBN13:
9780199988419
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
725 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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