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This reference contains more than 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on utopian thought and experimentation that span the centuries from ancient times to the present. The text not only covers u……続きを見る

In a richly developed fictional universe, Doctor Who, a wandering survivor of a once-powerful alien civilization, possesses powers beyond human comprehension. He can bend the fabric of time and spac……続きを見る

Endangering Science Fiction Film explores the ways in which science fiction film is a dangerous and endangering genre. The collection argues that science fiction's cinematic power rests in its abili……続きを見る

Writer, soldier, bookseller, father: Brian Aldiss has earned many titles in his life. In the Twinkling of an Eye is a candid, vivid and charming look at the stories behind this distinctive writer of……続きを見る

An electric collection of interviews--including the first and the lastーwith one of the 20th century's most prolific, influential, and dazzlingly original writers of science fiction Long before Ridl……続きを見る

Dans l’automne de l’année 1816, John Melmoth, élève du collège de la Trinité, à Dublin, suspendit momentanément ses études pour visiter un oncle mourant, et de qui dépendaient toutes ses espérances ……続きを見る

In honor of the thirtieth anniversary of The Handmaid’s Tale: Margaret Atwood describes how she came to write her utopian, dystopian works. The word “utopia” comes from Thomas More’s book of the sam……続きを見る

First ever critical study of Tolkien’s little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R R Martin’s Game of Thrones. J.R.R. Tolkien……続きを見る

The Philosophy of Science Fiction: Henri Bergson and the Fabulations of Philip K. Dick explores the deep affinity between two seemingly quite different thinkers, in their attempts to address the nee……続きを見る

This book illuminates the racialized nature of twenty-first century Western popular culture by exploring how discourses of race circulate in the Fantasy genre. It examines not only major texts in th……続きを見る

Jacob Brin is a normal guy with a normal life. Everything changes when a set of events leads him to discover who he is really supposed to be. 続きを見る

Toute l’éloquence humaine dans toutes les assemblées de tous les peuples et de tous les temps peut se résumer  en ceci : la querelle du droit contre la loi. Cette querelle,……続きを見る

When the pulp magazine Weird Tales appeared on newsstands in 1923, it proved to be a pivotal moment in the evolution of speculative fiction. Living up to its nickname, “The Unique Magazine,” Weird T……続きを見る

In this hilarious, inspiring and provocative series of essays, Kingsley Amis introduces every reader to the wonders and value of science fiction writing. From the extraordinary ideas but sexless sci……続きを見る

A moving account of the death of Brian Aldiss’ wife Margaret. Margaret Aldiss, Brian’s wife of thirty years, passed away quickly after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Based on journals they both k……続きを見る

The Geek Feminist Revolution is a collection of essays by double Hugo Award-winning essayist and fantasy novelist Kameron Hurley. The book collects dozens of Hurley's essays on feminism, geek cultur……続きを見る

Would you believe that superhuman strength does in fact exist, and scientists classify this as a disease?  What if you were a child born with an unprecedented form of this already rare muscle d……続きを見る

Following scholarship on gender in science fiction, this book explores the limits of considering age as a social construction, positing that an acknowledgement of aged bodies necessarily changes the……続きを見る

The term “cyberpunk” entered the literary landscape in 1984 to describe William Gibson’s pathbreaking novel Neuromancer. Cyberpunks are now among the shock troops of postmodernism, Larry McCaffery a……続きを見る

In the course of his considerations, Samuel R. Delany poses a theory of discourse and explores how the reading of various rhetorical turns, some science fictional, some not, is shifted by science fi……続きを見る

A philologist and medieval scholar, J. R. R. Tolkien never intended to write immensely popular literature that would challenge traditional ideas about the nature of great literature and that was wor……続きを見る

“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

No art has been denounced as often as poetry. It's even bemoaned by poets: "I, too, dislike it," wrote Marianne Moore. "Many more people agree they hate poetry," Ben Lerner writes, "than can agree w……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

An inside look at the Inklings and their creative process C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the other Inklings met each week to read and discuss each other’s works-in-progress, offering both encour……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