The human future? : artificial humans and evolution in anglophone science fiction of the 20th century / Stefan Lampadius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lampadius, Stefan, author.

Series:

Anglistische Forschungen ; Heft 469.

Anglistische Forschungen, 0179-1389 ; Band 469

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science fiction, English--20th century--History and criticism.

Science fiction, English.

Literature and technology--English-speaking countries--History--20th century.

Literature and technology.

Artificial intelligence in literature.

Technology in literature.

Cybernetics in literature.

Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963. Brave new world.

Huxley, Aldous.

Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. I, robot.

Asimov, Isaac.

Dick, Philip K. Do androids dream of electric sheep?.

Dick, Philip K.

Gibson, William, 1948- Neuromancer.

Gibson, William.

Egan, Greg, 1961- Diaspora.

Egan, Greg.

Brave new world (Huxley, Aldous).

Do androids dream of electric sheep? (Dick, Philip K.).

I, robot (Asimov, Isaac).

Neuromancer (Gibson, William).

Diaspora (Egan, Greg).

History.

English-speaking countries.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 353 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, [2020]

Contents:

Introduction

Science fiction, creation and evolution

The artificial future: from H.G. Wells to Olaf Stapledon

The price of utopia: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (1932)

The ethical machine: Isaac Asimov's I, Robot (1950) and its legacy

The artificial double: Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)

The cybernetic revolution: William Gibson's Neuromancer (1984)

Digital humanity: Greg Egan's Diaspora (1997)

Conclusion and outlook.

Notes:

Based on thesis (doctoral)--University of Leipzig, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-353).

ISBN:

9783825347062

3825347060

OCLC:

1201511811

Publisher Number:

9783825347062