Science Fiction - Toward a World Literature (Hardcover)

In what N. Katherine Hayles describes as "this enormously ambitious posthumous volume," renowned scholar George Slusser offers a definitive version of the argument about the history of science fiction that he developed throughout his career: that several important ideas and texts, routinely overlooked in other critical studies, made significant contributions to the creation of modern science fiction as it developed into a truly global literature. He explores how key thinkers like Rene Descartes, Benjamin Constant, Thomas DeQuincey, Guy du Maupassant, J.D. Bernal, and Ralph Waldo Emerson influenced and are reflected in twentieth-century science fiction stories from the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Poland, and Russia. The conclusion begins with Slusser's overview of global science fiction in the twenty-first century and discusses recent developments in countries like China, Romania, and Israel. Hayles's foreword provides a useful summation of the book's contents, while science fiction writer Gregory Benford contributes an afterword providing a personal perspective on the life and thoughts of his longtime friend. The book was edited by Slusser's former colleague Gary Westfahl, a distinguished scholar in his own right.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books-Fortress Academic
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2022
Authors:	George Slusser
Editors:	Gary Westfahl
Foreword by:	N. Katherine Hayles
Afterword by:	Gregory Benford
Dimensions:	228 x 160 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	366
ISBN-13:	978-1-66690-535-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	1-66690-535-6
Barcode:	9781666905359

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