Speculations on speculation : theories of science fiction / edited by James Gunn, Matthew Candelaria.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gunn, James E., 1923-2020.

Candelaria, Matthew, 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science fiction--History and criticism.

Science fiction.

Physical Description:

xix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.

Summary:

Science fiction is a field of literature that has great interest and great controversy among its writers and critics. This book examines the roots, history, development, current status, and future directions of the field through articles contributed by well-respected science fiction writers, teachers, and critics. This book can be used as a textbook for courses in theory as well as courses in science fiction literature and science fiction writing.

Contents:

Introduction / James Gunn

Before we begin / Matthew Candelaria

Toward a definition of science fiction / James Gunn

Coming to terms / Gary K. Wolfe

Estrangement and cognition / Darko Suvin

The number of the beast / Barry N. Malzberg

On the origins of genre / Paul Kincaid

SF and the genological jungle / Darko Suvin

The readers of hard science fiction / James Gunn

Science fiction and 'literature', or, The conscience of the king / Samuel R. Delany

Science fiction and Mrs. Brown / Ursula K. Le Guin

I could have been a contender

/ Barry N. Malzberg

Introduction to Trillion year spree / Brian W. Aldiss with David Wingrove

On the origin of species: Mary Shelley / Brian W. Aldiss with David Wingrove

The roots of science fiction / Robert Scholes

Science fiction and the dimension of myth / Alexei and Cory Panshin

Some notes toward the true and the terrible / Barry N. Malzberg

Wrong rabbit / Barry N. Malzberg

The 'field' and the 'wave' : the history of New worlds / Colin Greenland

Space opera redefined / David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer

The golden age of science fiction is twelve / David Hartwell

Some presumptuous approaches to science fiction / Samuel R. Delany

Touchstones / James Gunn

A user's guide to the postmoderns / Michael Swanwick

Science fiction without the future / Judith Berman

Slipstream / James Patrick Kelly.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-361) and index.

ISBN:

081084902X

OCLC:

55633943