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Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction - The Age of Maturity, 1970-2000 (Hardcover)
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Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction: The Age of
Maturity, 1970-2000 explores the major trends and developments
during three decades that witnessed science fiction's most dramatic
progression from subliterary escapist entertainment to a more
sophisticated literature of ideas. Darren Harris-Fain suggests that
to understand American science fiction fully, it is essential to
realize that the current field with all its variety results from
the proceeding decades of writings. In addition, he contends that
although much science fiction of merit was written in America prior
to 1970, the latter decades of the twentieth century witnessed a
dramatic improvement in quality, even as the field fragmented into
a variety of subgenres and as writers sought to transcend earlier
critical dismissals. Harris-Fain discusses significant and
representative works, most of which mainstream literary scholars
and critics ignore, as he charts the historical and literary
development of contemporary American science fiction. He identifies
influences and events central to the genre's growth, including the
internal divisions along both literary and political lines
experienced during the Vietnam era; the influence of the feminist
movement and other contemporary concerns; the increasing
contributions of female, African American, and gay and lesbian
writers; and the emergence of such significant trends as hard
science fiction, cyberpunk, alternate history, and shared-world
stories. Harris-Fain also considers literary science fiction's
relationship to the mass media, the effects the popularity of
fantasy has on the field, and academia's continued misprizing of
the genre.
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