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Synopsis
The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is a comprehensive overview of the history and study of science fiction. It outlines major writers, movements, and texts in the genre, established critical approaches and areas for future study. Fifty-six entries by a team of renowned international contributors are divided into four parts which look, in turn, at:
history - an integrated chronological narrative of the genre's development
theory - detailed accounts of major theoretical approaches including feminism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, postcolonialism, posthumanism and utopian studies
issues and challenges - anticipates future directions for study in areas as diverse as science studies, music, design, environmentalism, ethics and alterity
subgenres - a prismatic view of the genre, tracing themes and developments within specific subgenres.
Bringing into dialogue the many perspectives on the genre The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and the future of science fiction and the way it is taught and studied. New & Used
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What Reviewers Are Saying
'The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction will be an indispensable resource for SF writers, scholars and serious fans...the book boldly goes where no-one has gone before.' - Andrew Milner, Monash University, Australia
'Well designed for reference, for serendipitous browsing, or for systematic study, The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction will be welcomed by novice and veteran scholars alike.'- Carl Freedman, Professor of English and Director of English Graduate Studies, Louisiana State University, USA
'Highly recommended.' - Choice
"This title should serve as a base for future updates that will continue to enrich knowledge and appreciation of science fiction." - Choice 'Well designed for reference, for serendipitous browsing, or for systematic study, The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction will be welcomed by novice and veteran scholars alike.'- Carl Freedman, Louisiana State University, USA
'This title should serve as a base for future updates that will continue to enrich knowledge and appreciation of science fiction...Highly recommended.' - Choice
'The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction will, one day soon, become an indispensable guide to sf's history, breadth, and depth for the genre's scholars, authors, and aficionados... The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction to a crucial addition to sf scholarship. The book most directly appeals to the genre's academic surveyors, but non-scholars will find it fascinating, intelligent, and debatable information in its pages. This publication's comprehensive, incisive, and useful entries make me wish the Companion a long and prosperous (shelf) life.' - Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
'Well designed for reference, for serendipitou
'Highly recommended.
"This title should serve as a base for future updates that will continue to enrich knowledge and appreciation
'This title should serve as a base for future updates that will continue to enrich knowledge and appreciation
'The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction will, one day soon, become an indispensabl