As we move through the 21st century, the importance of science fiction to the study of English Literature is becoming increasingly apparent. The Science Fiction Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the genre and how to study it for students new to the field. In particular, it provides detailed entries on major writers in the SF field who might be encountered on university-level English Literature courses, ranging from H.G. Wells and Philip K. Dick, to Doris Lessing and Geoff Ryman. Other features include an historical timeline, sections on key writers, critics and critical terms, and case studies of both literary and critical works. In the later sections of the book, the changing nature of the science fiction canon and its growing role in relation to the wider categories of English Literature are discussed in depth introducing the reader to the latest critical thinking on the field.
Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Introduction Nick Hubble 1 The Historical Context of Science Fiction Nick Hubble 2 An Annotated Science Fiction Timeline Joseph Norman 3 Major Science Fiction Authors Nick Hubble, Emma Filtness and Joseph Norman 4 Case Studies in Reading 1: Key Primary Literary Texts Christopher Daley 5 Case Studies in Reading 2: Key Theoretical and Critical Texts in Science Fiction Studies Jessica Langer 6 Key Critical Concepts, Topics and Critics David M. Higgins and Roby Duncan 7 The Science Fiction Film Aris Mousoutzanis 8 Science Fiction Criticism Andrew M. Butler 9 Changes in the Canon Adam Roberts 10 Issues of Gender, Sexuality and Ethnicity Pat Wheeler 11 Mapping the Current Critical Landscape Sherryl Vint Index 255
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