Frankenstein, The Time Machine, Star Trek, Dune, 1984, Blade
Runner--science fiction has been explained as a combination of
romance, science, and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined
alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic
fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that
science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant,
and responsive to the modern technological environment. In this
Very Short Introduction, David Seed doesn't offer a history of
science fiction, but instead attempts to tie examples of science
fiction to different historical moments, in order to demonstrate
how science fiction has evolved over time, especially the emergence
of science fiction as a popular genre in the 20th century. Seed
looks not only at literature, but also at drama and poetry, as well
as film. Examining recurrent themes in science fiction, he looks at
voyages into space, the concept of the alien and alternative social
identities, the role of technology in science fiction, and its
relation to time--in the past, present, and future.
About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and
style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of
life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the
newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about
the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from
philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
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