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Chargement... Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction (Early Classics of Science Fiction)par John Rieder
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Interesting and informative discussion of early Science Fiction and how Colonialism is an important factor in the stories. Rieder discusses various themes (Lost Races, Dramas of Interpretation, Artificial Humans, and Catastrophes) and the impact of the colonial mindset on these works. Several well known works are discussed, but perhaps even better lesser known works are covered as well, providing a nice reading list for those interested in early science fiction, warts and all. This book is part of the Wesleyan Press' Early Classics of Science Fiction series, and like pretty much all works in that series is well worth reading. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"This is the first full-length study of emerging Anglo-American science fiction's relation to the history, discourses, and ideologies of colonialism and imperialism. Nearly all scholars and critics of early science fiction acknowledge that colonialism is an important and relevant part of its historical context, and recent scholarship has emphasized imperialism's impact on late Victorian Gothic and adventure fiction and on Anglo-American popular and literary culture in general. John Rieder argues that colonial history and ideology are crucial components of science fiction's displaced references to history and its engagement in ideological production. He proposes that the profound ambivalence that pervades colonial accounts of the exotic "other" establishes the basic texture of much science fiction, in particular its vacillation between fantasies of discovery and visions of disaster. Combining original scholarship and theoretical sophistication with a clearly written presentation suitable for students as well as professional scholars, this study offers new and innovative readings of both acknowledged classics and rediscovered gems. Includes discussion of works by Edwin A. Abbott, Edward Bellamy, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John W. Campbell, George Tomkyns Chesney, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard, Edmond Hamilton, W.H. Hudson, Richard Jefferies, Henry Kuttner, Alun Llewellyn, Jack London, A. Merritt, Catherine L. Moore, William Morris, Garrett P. Serviss, Mary Shelley, Olaf Stapledon, and H.G. Wells." Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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