This collection of 23 essays represents the best papers from the Thirteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts. Scholars representing diverse perspectives on the fantastic address a variety of works--including those by Jane Austen, J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen Donaldson, Ursula Le Guin, Jean Baudrillard, Anatole France, William Blake, and Angela Carter. Subjects addressed range from children's tales and classic literature to paper sculptures and popular television series. Containing provocative applications of scholarly observation to practical life, this volume will be of...
This collection of 23 essays represents the best papers from the Thirteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts. Scholars represe...
Many prominent science fiction writers, artists, and editors began as s.f. fans. This is the first book to survey fandom's history, manifestations, and accomplishments, including clubs, fanzines, and conventions. The 24 essays are divided into sections that consider the following: the types of people who become fans and the satisfactions they receive; the development of fandom in America; fandom in Europe and the Orient; social interactions in the form of local clubs or wider-drawing conventions; and long-term results in the form of beginning professional careers in writing or publishing,...
Many prominent science fiction writers, artists, and editors began as s.f. fans. This is the first book to survey fandom's history, manifestations,...
Many believe that Robert A. Heinlein was the most important American science fiction writer of the 20th century. This is the first detailed critical examination of his entire career. It is not a biography that is being done in a two-volume work by William Patterson. Instead, this book looks at each piece of fiction (and a few pieces of sf-related nonfiction) that Heinlein wrote, chronologically by publication, in order to consider what each contributes to his overall accomplishment. The aim is to be fair, to look clearly at the strengths and weaknesses of the writings that have inspired...
Many believe that Robert A. Heinlein was the most important American science fiction writer of the 20th century. This is the first detailed critical e...
Jake Doherty calls himself a mariner. Others describe him as a yachtsman on a tight budget. He intends to sail across the Atlantic to Europe in two months time. On the day the story begins, he rides the wind to a different destination. It is an unpromising evening. His girlfriend breaks up with him, and a strange woman named Mary clobbers him with a roundhouse slap for an unintended insult. He lurches out of the waterfront bar where his luck had turned so sour, and receives another slap in the face from a roaring March gale. Offering no resistance, Jake turns and puts the wind on his back. He...
Jake Doherty calls himself a mariner. Others describe him as a yachtsman on a tight budget. He intends to sail across the Atlantic to Europe in two mo...
