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“It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld my man completed ..." The summer of 1816 was by all accounts a cold and wet one. After the April 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora on the island of S……続きを見る

Hôtes familiers de notre paysage mental depuis l’Antiquité, les monstres ont envahi les écrans et pris des formes nouvelles avec l’avènement du graphisme numérique. Ils composent avec les héros des ……続きを見る

The perfect gift for anyone who embraces the joy of fandom and geeking out, this collection of essays celebrates the fans of Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, Lord of the Rings, and……続きを見る

With contributions from professors, scholars, bloggers, playwrights, and novelists from Australia, the Netherlands, Canada, and Great Britain, as well as the US, this collection explores recent addi……続きを見る

Une analyse de l'oeuvre de Ponson du Terrail, une première en France « L’œuvre de Ponson du Terrail est à la fois trop considérable et trop peu littéraire pour supporter l’analyse », pouvait-on lire……続きを見る

Extrait : Un coup de feu retentit dans la nuit. ー Qu’est-ce que c’est ? dit un monsieur, en passant sa tête par la portière d’un coupé qui roulait sur le chemin d’Écouen ……続きを見る

ResumenExpress.com presenta y analiza en esta guía de lectura Fahrenheit 451 del estadounidense Ray Bradbury. Esta novela de ciencia-ficción es una distopía, y presenta un mundo futuro en el que la ……続きを見る

There is a commonly held belief the tropical storms and hurricanes that form off the coast of West Africa are not natural disasters, but rather they are retaliation by restless spirits impacted by o……続きを見る

This book is a collection of essays that considers the continuing cultural relevance of the cyberpunk genre into the new millennium. Cyberpunk is no longer an emergent phenomenon, but in our digital……続きを見る

A study of the science fiction author who popularized the concept of cyberspace Gerald Alva Miller Jr.'s Understanding William Gibson is a thoughtful examination of the life and work of William Gibs……続きを見る

Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Song of ……続きを見る

This fantasy writing book offers tips to those who want to write fantasy books. It starts out with ideas for your fantasy world. Then it delves into a small example fantasy world. After that we'll l……続きを見る

Décryptez l’univers de Guy de Maupassant en moins d’une heure ! Considéré pendant longtemps comme un auteur trop simple et trop superficiel, Maupassant figure aujourd'hui dans le panthéon de la litt……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Das Perpetuum Mobile" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. "Was man heute nicht gefunden, kann man doch wohl ……続きを見る

Many people throughout the world "inhabit" imaginary worlds communally and persistently, parsing Harry Potter and exploring online universes. These activities might seem irresponsibly escapist, but ……続きを見る

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Many people throughout the world "inhabit" imaginary worlds communally and persistently, parsing Harry Potter and exploring online universes. These activities might seem irresponsibly escapist, but ……続きを見る

It has become something of a critical commonplace to claim that science fiction does not actually exist in Argentina. This book puts that claim to rest by identifying and analyzing a rich body of wo……続きを見る

First published in 1897, H.G. Wells's alien invasion narrative The War of the Worlds was a landmark work of science fiction and one that continues to be adapted and referenced in the 21st century. C……続きを見る

AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR From the acclaimed author of The Information and Chaos, a mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science, and i……続きを見る

This is a sensitive study of Wells’ imaginative development during his formative years. It comes at a time when interest in H.G. Wells’ early writing is beginning to revive, owing, no doubt, to the ……続きを見る

Explores the intersections of science fiction cinema and Marxism. In Red Alert: Marxist Approaches to Science Fiction Cinema, editors Ewa Mazierska and Alfredo Suppia argue that Marxist philosophy, ……続きを見る

Widely recognized as one of the most imaginative writers of the 20th century, Philip K. Dick helped to shape science fiction into the popular genre it is today. His stories, renowned for their sophi……続きを見る

294 pp. Bibliography, Index. 4 illus. by the author Nancy-Lou Patterson Edited by Emily E. Auger & Janet Brennan Croft Nancy-Lou Patterson taught at the University of Waterloo, ON, from 1962 until s……続きを見る

404 pp. bib, index, 5 illus. by the author Nancy-Lou Patterson Edited by Emily E. Auger and Janet Brennan Croft Nancy-Lou Patterson taught at the University of Waterloo, ON, from 1962 until she reti……続きを見る

This book investigates the reappearance of the 19th-century dream-child from the Golden Age of Children's Literature, both in the Harry Potter series and in other works that have reached unprecedent……続きを見る

The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature is a useful reference to the broad and burgeoning field of science fiction literature. Science fiction literature has gained immensely in c……続きを見る

Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein is its own type of monster mythos that will not die, a corpus whose parts keep getting harvested to animate new artistic creations. What makes this tale so ada……続きを見る

"Desde o século XIX, com o célebre detetive Auguste Dupin, de Edgar Allan Poe, e a extensa cadeia de personagens e narrativas de mistério que em maior ou menor medida descenderam dali – passamos, ne……続きを見る

First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This sixth volume contains the work of Lewis Melville, one of the most pr……続きを見る