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Print Restoration and Picture Cleaning - An Illustrated Practical Guide to the Restoration of all Kinds of Prints, Together... Print Restoration and Picture Cleaning - An Illustrated Practical Guide to the Restoration of all Kinds of Prints, Together With Chapters on Cleaning Water-colours, Print fakes and Their Detection, Anomalies in Print Values and Prints to Collect (Hardcover)
Maurice James Gunn
R899 Discovery Miles 8 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Road to Science Fiction - From Gilgamesh to Wells (Paperback): James Gunn The Road to Science Fiction - From Gilgamesh to Wells (Paperback)
James Gunn
R601 Discovery Miles 6 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Now in Paperback! Between an ancient Roman's trip to the moon and the fantastic tales of H.G. Wells lies a journey through time and space and an awesome evolution in scientific thinking. From Gilgamesh's search for immortality to Lucian's odyssey on the moon; from Jonathan Swift's hilarious satire on scientists in Gulliver's Travels to Mary Shelley's horrifying description of a scientist who has gone too far in Frankenstein from Edgar Allan Poe's balloon trip in the year 2848 to Jules Verne's prophesies of the impact of scientific inventions on future civilization; from Edward Bellamy's utopian escape from the industrial Revolution to H.G. Wells's magnificent story of Earth threatened by an inescapable menace-here are the chief ancestors of the modern science fiction story. For the first time, these and other key works are gathered together in one anthology, complete with revealing commentary on the authors, their eras, and the role each played in establishing what we today recognize as science fiction. The Road to Science Fiction is a six-volume anthology of science fiction that covers the development of science fiction from its earliest prototypes in the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek epics to approximately 1990. Created originally to provide anthologies for use in classes, these volumes have become mass-market sellers as well, since they are not only a source of outstanding stories but also explain what constitutes science fiction, how it developed and the contribution the authors and the stories have made to the evolution of science fiction. Cloth edition previously published in 1979.

The Road to Science Fiction - From Here to Forever (Paperback): James Gunn The Road to Science Fiction - From Here to Forever (Paperback)
James Gunn
R684 Discovery Miles 6 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Now in Paperback! The Road to Science Fiction is a six-volume anthology that covers the development of this genre from its earliest prototypes to the current day. Created originally to provide anthologies for use in classrooms in the late 1970s, these volumes became mass-market sellers. Between an ancient Roman's trip to the moon and the fantastic tales of H.G. Wells lies a journey through time and space and an awesome evolution in scientific thinking. From Gilgamesh's search for immortality to Edgar Allan Poe's balloon trip in the year 2848 these and other key works are gathered together for the first time in one anthology, complete with revealing commentary on the authors, their eras, and the role each played in establishing what we today recognize as science fiction. Volume 4 From Here to Forever covers the period from 1950-1992, illustrating how science fiction can be as concerned with language and character as much as traditional fiction and anything in the mainstream. Includes stories by Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Matheson, C. M. Kornbluth, Jack Vance, and Pamela Zoline.

The Road to Science Fiction - From Heinlein to Here (Paperback): James Gunn The Road to Science Fiction - From Heinlein to Here (Paperback)
James Gunn
R689 Discovery Miles 6 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Now in Paperback! Between an ancient Roman's trip to the moon and the fantastic tales of H.G. Wells lies a journey through time and space and an awesome evolution in scientific thinking. From Gilgamesh's search for immortality to Lucian's odyssey on the moon; from Jonathan Swift's hilarious satire on scientists in Gulliver's Travels to Mary Shelley's horrifying description of a scientist who has gone too far in Frankenstein from Edgar Allan Poe's balloon trip in the year 2848 to Jules Verne's prophesies of the impact of scientific inventions on future civilization; from Edward Bellamy's utopian escape from the industrial Revolution to H.G. Wells's magnificent story of Earth threatened by an inescapable menace-here are the chief ancestors of the modern science fiction story. For the first time, these and other key works are gathered together in one anthology, complete with revealing commentary on the authors, their eras, and the role each played in establishing what we today recognize as science fiction. The Road to Science Fiction is a six-volume anthology of science fiction that covers the development of science fiction from its earliest prototypes in the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek epics to approximately 1990. Created originally to provide anthologies for use in classes, these volumes have become mass-market sellers as well, since they are not only a source of outstanding stories but also explain what constitutes science fiction, how it developed and the contribution the authors and the stories have made to the evolution of science fiction. Volume 3, From Heinlein to Here, covers the period from 1940 to 1975, beginning in the Golden Age of Science Fiction and ending at a time when SF book publication was just beginning to explode and SF films (2001: A Space Odyssey; Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars, E.T.) would soon dominate box offices. Cloth edition previously published in 1979.

The Road to Science Fiction - From Wells to Heinlein (Paperback): James Gunn The Road to Science Fiction - From Wells to Heinlein (Paperback)
James Gunn
R672 Discovery Miles 6 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Now in Paperback! Between an ancient Roman's trip to the moon and the fantastic tales of H.G. Wells lies a journey through time and space and an awesome evolution in scientific thinking. From Gilgamesh's search for immortality to Lucian's odyssey on the moon; from Jonathan Swift's hilarious satire on scientists in Gulliver's Travels to Mary Shelley's horrifying description of a scientist who has gone too far in Frankenstein from Edgar Allan Poe's balloon trip in the year 2848 to Jules Verne's prophesies of the impact of scientific inventions on future civilization; from Edward Bellamy's utopian escape from the industrial Revolution to H.G. Wells's magnificent story of Earth threatened by an inescapable menace-here are the chief ancestors of the modern science fiction story. For the first time in paperback, these and other key works are gathered together in one anthology, complete with revealing commentary on the authors, their eras, and the role each played in establishing what we today recognize as science fiction. The Road to Science Fiction is a six-volume anthology of science fiction that covers the development of science fiction from its earliest prototypes in the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek epics to approximately 1990. Created originally to provide anthologies for use in classes, these volumes have become mass-market sellers as well, since they are not only a source of outstanding stories but also explain what constitutes science fiction, how it developed and the contribution the authors and the stories have made to the evolution of science fiction. Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein, samples the science fiction of the first 40 years of the 20th century from a wide variety of authors that paved the way for the Golden Age. Cloth edition originally published in 1979

Paratexts - Introductions to Science Fiction and Fantasy (Hardcover, New): James Gunn Paratexts - Introductions to Science Fiction and Fantasy (Hardcover, New)
James Gunn
R2,368 Discovery Miles 23 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In addition to his distinguished career as a professor of English, James Gunn has also been a prolific writer whose body of work includes several novels and critical analyses of science fiction. In the mid-1980s, Easton Press began publishing a series of leather-bound collector editions called Masterpieces of Science Fiction, and Masterpieces of Fantasy, which featured some of the most important works in these genres. Gunn was commissioned to write introductions to these works, which allowed him to pay tribute to many authors who inspired and influenced him. In Paratexts: Introductions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, Gunn has collected the most significant essays produced for the Easton series, along with prefaces the author wrote for reprints of his own novels. Cited here are some of the most significant authors and works of 19th and 20th century science fiction and fantasy, including H.G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, George Orwell's 1984, Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land, C. S.Lewis's Out of the Silent Planet, Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange, Orson Scott Card's Speaker for the Dead, David Brin's The Postman, Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, Stephen King's The Dead Zone, Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End, Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon, Anne McCaffrey's Dragon's Eye, Roger Zelazny's Nine Princes in Amber, Kim Stanley Robinson's Blue Mars, Peter Beagle's The Last Unicorn, John Crowley's Little, Big, and J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Drawing upon Gunn's lifetime of work in the field, these introductions include analyses of the individual works and the fields in which they were written. Gunn also briefly discusses each novel's significance in the science fiction canon. Collected here for the first time, these prefaces and introductions provide readers with insight into more than seventy novels, making Paratexts a must read for science fiction and fantasy aficionados.

Strange and Unsung All-Stars of the DC Multiverse - A Visual Encyclopedia: Stephanie R. Williams Strange and Unsung All-Stars of the DC Multiverse - A Visual Encyclopedia
Stephanie R. Williams; Foreword by James Gunn
R665 R598 Discovery Miles 5 980 Save R67 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Peacemaker had a long road to the spotlight and he's not alone. There are dozens of unique, sometimes absurd, and yet truly memorable characters waiting for their chance to shine. Strange and Unsung All-Stars of the DC Multiverse celebrates some of the quirkiest, most compelling, and ready-for-primetime characters from throughout DC's history. With peculiar powers-like Matter-Eater Lad to Arm-Fall-Off Boy-and one-of-a-kind costumes-from Red Tornado with her red long johns and a cooking pot for a helmet to Blue Snowman with her wintry robotic armour-these characters are truly unforgettable. Dive in and discover your next favourite DC Super Hero or Villain.

Isaac Asimov - The Foundations of Science Fiction (Paperback, Revised Edition): James Gunn Isaac Asimov - The Foundations of Science Fiction (Paperback, Revised Edition)
James Gunn
R1,530 Discovery Miles 15 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Harvard's George C. Simpson called the late Isaac Asimov "one of our natural wonders and national resources," for his hundreds of nonfiction works on science, mathematics, history, and literature. Asimov, however, is best known as a science fiction writer. This second edition, Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction, updates and expands science fiction scholar James Gunn's definitive, Hugo Award-winning critical volume about Asimov and his contributions to the science fiction genre. A concluding chapter analyzes Asimov's best-sellers. Those interested in Asimov and science fiction will want Gunn's study, with its insider's look at the most prolific author of the twentieth century, its chronology, selected list of critical works, and bibliography. Paperback version available 2005.

Inside Science Fiction (Paperback, Second Edition): James Gunn Inside Science Fiction (Paperback, Second Edition)
James Gunn
R1,587 Discovery Miles 15 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

James Gunn has had a long and distinguished career in science fiction. In addition to his stories and novels, he has written extensively about the reading, writing, and criticism of science fiction. Many of these essays were published in The Science of Science-Fiction Writing (Scarecrow, 2002). A second collection of essays, Inside Science Fiction, was originally published in 1992, and is now available in this revised, updated, and expanded edition. With the addition of five new articles written since 1992, Inside Science Fiction represents Gunn's latest thoughts about the genre. The book is divided into four major sections that tackle various aspects of the genre: * "Getting Inside Science Fiction," in which Gunn discusses his relationship with the genre * "Science Fiction and the Teacher" illustrates various approaches to teaching science fiction * "Science Fiction on Film and Television" deals with the film industry's approaches to science fiction, in particular, Gunn's experiences of seeing his novel The Immortals turned into a made-for-television movie and subsequent series * "Science Fiction and the Real World" examines the impact of science fiction on the world and what the future holds for the genre Inside Science Fiction offers a complete overview of science fiction for readers and viewers from an author, reader, and teacher who has seen it from all sides for more than seventy years.

The Science of Science Fiction Writing (Paperback): James Gunn The Science of Science Fiction Writing (Paperback)
James Gunn
R1,112 Discovery Miles 11 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Written by one of the leading authorities on writing, publishing and teaching science fiction, The Science of Science Fiction Writing offers the opportunity to share in the knowledge James Gunn has acquired over the past forty years. He reflects on the fiction-writing process and how to teach it, and the ideas he has shared with his students about how to do it effectively and how to get it published afterwards. The first section discusses why people read fiction, the parts of the short story, the strategy of the science fiction author, scene as the smallest dramatic unit, how to speak well in print, suspense in fiction, how to say the right thing, and how to give constructive criticism. The second section takes a more philosophical approach. Here, Gunn elaborates on the origins of science fiction, its definition, the worldview of science fiction, and the characters that appear in science fiction novels. The third section highlights well-known sci-fi authors: H.G. Wells, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Henry Kuttner, C.L. Moore, and others, and the impact they have had on the development and progression of science fiction.

Modern Science Fiction: A Critical Analysis - The Seminal 1951 Thesis with a New Introduction and Commentary (Paperback): James... Modern Science Fiction: A Critical Analysis - The Seminal 1951 Thesis with a New Introduction and Commentary (Paperback)
James Gunn, Michael R. Page
R1,314 R910 Discovery Miles 9 100 Save R404 (31%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Acknowledged as one of the founding figures of science fiction scholarship and teaching, and one of the genre's leading writers, James Gunn in 1951 wrote what is likely the first master's thesis on modern science fiction, Modern Science Fiction: A Critical Analysis. It achieved some degree of legendary status when portions appeared in the short-lived pulp magazine Dynamic, but has otherwise remained unavailable for scholars and general readers of science fiction. Appearing for the first time in book form, this early critical work by a science fiction master is an important historical addition to the field of science fiction studies. Gunn's observations on many of the classic Golden Age stories of the 1940s, before they were classic, highlight this exuberant and astute early academic critical assessment of science fiction. Here the reader will witness the development of Gunn's critical perspective that informed his essential genre history Alternate Worlds and the monumental anthology series The Road to Science Fiction. Michael R. Page's introduction and commentary show the historical significance of Gunn's work and frame it within the context of the later development of science fiction criticism and theory.

Speculations on Speculation - Theories of Science Fiction (Paperback, New): James Gunn, Matthew Candelaria Speculations on Speculation - Theories of Science Fiction (Paperback, New)
James Gunn, Matthew Candelaria; Contributions by Brian Aldiss, Judith Berman, Kathryn Cramer, …
R1,725 Discovery Miles 17 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Science fiction is a field of literature that has great interest and great controversy among its writers and critics. This book examines the roots, history, development, current status, and future directions of the field through articles contributed by well-respected science fiction writers, teachers, and critics. The articles 'speculate' on what is science fiction, is science fiction serious literature, which writers are considered good science fiction writers, and where the genre of science fiction is headed with 21st-century writers. Contributors include Brian W. Aldiss, Kathryn Cramer, Samuel R. Delany, David G. Hartwell, Ursula K. Le Guin, Barry N. Malzberg, Darko Suvin, Michael Swanwick, and many other outstanding authors. Examining all genres and subgenres of science fiction writing, this book provides differing viewpoints on science fiction, making it a great basis for dynamic classroom discussions.

The World's Best Loved Art Treasures (Hardcover): Click Mort The World's Best Loved Art Treasures (Hardcover)
Click Mort; Foreword by James Gunn
R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Tiger! Tiger! (Paperback): James Gunn Tiger! Tiger! (Paperback)
James Gunn
R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Station in Space (Paperback): James Gunn Station in Space (Paperback)
James Gunn
R398 Discovery Miles 3 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Millennium Blues (Paperback): James Gunn The Millennium Blues (Paperback)
James Gunn
R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Some Dreams Are Nightmares (Paperback): James Gunn Some Dreams Are Nightmares (Paperback)
James Gunn
R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Human Voices (Paperback): James Gunn Human Voices (Paperback)
James Gunn
R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Print Restoration and Picture Cleaning - An Illustrated Practical Guide to the Restoration of all Kinds of Prints, Together... Print Restoration and Picture Cleaning - An Illustrated Practical Guide to the Restoration of all Kinds of Prints, Together With Chapters on Cleaning Water-colours, Print fakes and Their Detection, Anomalies in Print Values and Prints to Collect
Maurice James Gunn
R605 Discovery Miles 6 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Unpublished Gunn (Paperback): James Gunn The Unpublished Gunn (Paperback)
James Gunn
R361 Discovery Miles 3 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Witching Hour (Paperback): James Gunn The Witching Hour (Paperback)
James Gunn
R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Immortals (Paperback): James Gunn The Immortals (Paperback)
James Gunn
R467 Discovery Miles 4 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pilgrims to Transcendence (Paperback): James Gunn Pilgrims to Transcendence (Paperback)
James Gunn
R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Trouble Don't Set Up Like Rain (Paperback): James Gunn Trouble Don't Set Up Like Rain (Paperback)
James Gunn
R420 Discovery Miles 4 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Transcendental (Paperback): James Gunn Transcendental (Paperback)
James Gunn
R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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