Images of the Anthropocene in Speculative Fiction - Narrating the Future (Hardcover)

In order to demonstrate that speculative fiction provides a valuable contribution to the discussion about the challenges of the Anthropocene, Images of the Anthropocene in Speculative Fiction investigates a range of novels whose subject matter pertains to various aspects of the Anthropocene. These include the destruction and protection of the natural environment, the relationship between human and non-human inhabitants of the planet, the role of myth in the shaping of and combat against the Anthropocene, the political dimensions of the Anthropocene, the ensuing threat of the Apocalypse, and the role of post-apocalyptic narratives. To explore these topics our authors examine the works of Patricia Briggs, M.R. Carey, Dmitry Glukhovsky, Ursula K. Le Guin, N.K. Jemisin, Stephenie Meyer, China Mieville, James Patterson, Maggie Stiefvater, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Scott Westfield. Their essays demonstrate that speculative fiction, given its ability to pursue scenarios of alternative history and present familiar things in an unfamiliar way, can alter the readers' perception of their duties and responsibilities towards their communities and the world, so that the threat of human-wrought destruction might ultimately be averted.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2021
Editors:	Tereza Dedinova • Weronika Laszkiewicz • Sylwia Borowska-Szerszun
Contributors:	Anna Bugajska • Britta Maria Colligs • Lykke Guanio-Uluru • Jiri Jelinek • Dariya Khokhel • Aleksandr Kolesnikov • Maria Quigley
Dimensions:	239 x 162 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-1-79363-663-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Science fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Fantasy Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	1-79363-663-X
Barcode:	9781793636638

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