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The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
ISBN: 9780521816267 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is literature which draws on popular culture, and engages in speculation about science, history, and all varieties of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from different angles. It examines science fiction from Thomas More to the present day; and introduces important critical approaches (including Marxism, postmodernism, feminism and queer theory).
Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is literature which draws on popular culture, and engages in speculation about science, ...
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COLORING BOOK FOR ADULTS An Alice in Wonderland Coloring Book: Lovink Coloring Books
ISBN: 9781517240974 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Escape life's busyness and experience a relaxing quiet time through an anti-stress adult coloring book. Allowing yourself to focus on the coloring is an amazing way to alleviate stress, calm yourself and take a little time out from the day's hassle. If you find yourself bored and tired of working in a cubicle all day or exhausted from household chores, take a break and color one of the 30 intricate scenes or a delicate images such as the illustrations inspired by the tale of Alice in Wonderland found in this Lovink Coloring Book.
Escape life's busyness and experience a relaxing quiet time through an anti-stress adult coloring book. Allowing yourself to focus on the coloring is ...
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The Discworld Mapp: Sir Terry Pratchett’s much-loved Discworld, mapped for the very first time
ISBN: 9780552143240 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By the author of "The Streets of Ankh-Morpork" and "The Discworld Companion, " this pack contains a detailed color map of the Discworld, plus a booklet with lots of wacky facts and figures.
By the author of "The Streets of Ankh-Morpork" and "The Discworld Companion, " this pack contains a detailed color map of the Discworld, plus a bookle...
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The Gospel According to Tolkien: Visions of the Kingdom in Middle-Earth
ISBN: 9780664226107 / Angielski / Miękka / 169 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Readers have repeatedly called The Lord of the Rings the most important book of our age--absorbing all 1,500 of its pages with an almost fanatical interest and seeing the Peter Jackson movies in unprecedented numbers. Readers from ages 8 to 80 keep turning to Tolkien because here, in this magical kingdom, they are immersed in depth after depth of significance and meaning--perceiving the Hope that can be found amidst despair, the Charity that overcomes vengeance, and the Faith that springs from the strange power of weakness. The Gospel According to Tolkien examines biblical... Readers have repeatedly called The Lord of the Rings the most important book of our age--absorbing all 1,500 of its pages with an almost fan... |
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The Secret Life of Puppets
ISBN: 9780674012448 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In one of those rare books that allows us to see the world not as we've never seen it before, but as we see it daily without knowing, Victoria Nelson illuminates the deep but hidden attraction the supernatural still holds for a secular mainstream culture that forced the transcendental underground and firmly displaced wonder and awe with the forces of reason, materialism, and science. In a backward look at an era now drawing to a close, The Secret Life of Puppets describes a curious reversal in the roles of art and religion: where art and literature once took their content from... In one of those rare books that allows us to see the world not as we've never seen it before, but as we see it daily without knowing, Victoria Nels... |
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Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965
ISBN: 9780739112670 / Angielski / Miękka / 446 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Partners in Wonder revolutionizes our knowledge of women and early science fiction. Contrary to accepted interpretations, women fans and writers were a welcome and influential part of pulp science fiction from the birth of the genre. Davin finds that at least 203 female authors, under their own female names, published over a thousand stories in science fiction magazines between 1926 and 1965. This work explores the distinctly different form of science fiction that females produced--one that was both more utopian and more empathetic than that of their male counterparts. Partners in Wonder...
Partners in Wonder revolutionizes our knowledge of women and early science fiction. Contrary to accepted interpretations, women fans and writers were ...
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Aliens R Us: The Other In Science Fiction Cinema
ISBN: 9780745315393 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Aliens R Us" explores the global culture of science fiction cinema, and in particular its presentation of contemporary images of the Other. Taking as a starting point the popularity of international forms such as Japanese Manga and Hong Kong sci-fi, in addition to the success of films such as The Matrix and television series such as Deep Space Nine, the contributors examine the science fiction genre as an international, populist form of social analysis. In doing so, they discuss issues such as Orientalism, technology, apocalyptic futures, xenophobia, militarism and the role of women. Most...
"Aliens R Us" explores the global culture of science fiction cinema, and in particular its presentation of contemporary images of the Other. Taking as...
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Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert
ISBN: 9780765306470 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Everyone knows Frank Herbert's Dune. This amazing and complex epic, combining politics, religion, human evolution, and ecology, has captured the imagination of generations of readers. One of the most popular science fiction novels ever written, it has become a worldwide phenomenon, winning awards, selling millions of copies around the world. In the prophetic year of 1984, Dune was made into a motion picture directed by David Lynch, and it has recently been produced as a three-part miniseries on the Sci-Fi Channel. Though he is best remembered for Dune, Frank... Everyone knows Frank Herbert's Dune. This amazing and complex epic, combining politics, religion, human evolution, and ecology, has ca... |
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The Hidden Library of Tanith Lee: Themes and Subtexts from Dionysos to the Immortal Gene
ISBN: 9780786410859 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite the great diversity of settings in Tanith Lee's novels - from the prehistoric origins of Christianity to robot-dominated futurescapes - certain underlying thoughts and references appear consistenly. This work examines Lee's applications of such themes and subtexts.
Despite the great diversity of settings in Tanith Lee's novels - from the prehistoric origins of Christianity to robot-dominated futurescapes - certai...
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Human Prehistory in Fiction
ISBN: 9780786414178 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What was the world like for people thousands of years ago? How can we know? Through fiction? This is a work of literary criticism, and more. It begins with a discussion of the problem of authenticity and then considers twelve works: H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau, Pierre Boulle's The Planet of the Apes, Jules Verne's The Village in the Treetops, Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Land That Time Forgot, the struggle for legitimacy in Wells' The Grisly Folk, the Tasmanian analogue in Lester Del Rey's The Day Is Done, William Golding's The Inheritors, the promise of humanity in Arthur C....
What was the world like for people thousands of years ago? How can we know? Through fiction? This is a work of literary criticism, and more. It begins...
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Stealing Through Time: On the Writings of Jack Finney
ISBN: 9780786424375 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The writings of twentieth-century author Jack Finney are classic contributions to the genres of science fiction and suspense thrillers in American literature. Two of Finney's novels, The Body Snatchers and Good Neighbor Sam, became the basis of popular films, but it was his time-travel story Time and Again (1970) that won him a devoted following. The novel about an advertising artist who travels back to the New York of the 1880s quickly became a cult favorite, celebrated especially by New Yorkers for its rich descriptions of life in the city at that time. The year of his...
The writings of twentieth-century author Jack Finney are classic contributions to the genres of science fiction and suspense thrillers in American lit...
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The Literature of Hope in the Middle Ages and Today: Connections in Medieval Romance, Modern Fantasy, and Science Fiction
ISBN: 9780786425969 / Angielski / Miękka / 205 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The influence of medieval literature is instantly apparent in modern fantasy literature, where knights and wizards populate castle-strewn landscapes. Less obvious but still recognizable is the influence in science fiction, which draws on medieval story structure and themes. Beyond these superficial similarities, deeper connections become evident through an analysis of the literature's social function. Like the fantasy and science fiction of today, the romances of the Middle Ages were written in times of extreme and prolonged social upheaval. In all three genres, the storytellers draw on the...
The influence of medieval literature is instantly apparent in modern fantasy literature, where knights and wizards populate castle-strewn landscapes. ...
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Milton, Spenser and the Chronicles of Narnia: Literary Sources for the C.S. Lewis Novels
ISBN: 9780786428762 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1950, Clive Staples Lewis published the first in a series of children's stories that became The Chronicles of Narnia. The now vastly popular Chronicles are a widely known testament to the religious and moral principles that Lewis embraced in his later life. A close reading of the seven-book series reveals the strikingly effective influences of literary sources as diverse as George MacDonald's fantastic fiction and the courtly love poetry of the High Middle Ages. Arguably the two most influential sources for the series are Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queen and John Milton's Paradise Lost....
In 1950, Clive Staples Lewis published the first in a series of children's stories that became The Chronicles of Narnia. The now vastly popular Chroni...
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Oz in Perspective: Magic and Myth in the L. Frank Baum Books
ISBN: 9780786428991 / Angielski / Miękka / 241 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reflecting on L. Frank Baum's entire series of full-length Oz books, this study introduces readers to the great folklorist who created not only Dorothy and friends, but countless wonderful characters who still await discovery. Close analysis of each book invites readers to search Baum's fascinating stories for meaning and mythical quality. Progressing chronologically through the canon, the author discusses literary devices and important thematic implications in each book, arguing that Baum wrote for the pleasure of both children and adults, both to provide entertainment and to teach moral...
Reflecting on L. Frank Baum's entire series of full-length Oz books, this study introduces readers to the great folklorist who created not only Doroth...
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Pulp Magazine Holdings Directory: Library Collections in North America and Europe
ISBN: 9780786430680 / Angielski / Miękka / 241 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Increasing literacy rates and advanced printing technology gave rise to the pulp magazine in the late 19th century. Affordable, disposable, and commercially in-demand, the fiction magazines remained popular through the mid 20th century, and are now frequently cited by researchers as culturally and historically significant documents. This work is a comprehensive index of American pulp magazines. Entries are organized alphabetically by magazine title, and offer bibliographic data including author, volume/issue numbers, dates of publication, publisher, and a brief categorization. Each entry also...
Increasing literacy rates and advanced printing technology gave rise to the pulp magazine in the late 19th century. Affordable, disposable, and commer...
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Evolution of Tolkiens Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-Earth
ISBN: 9780786432813 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work provides a thorough study of Tolkiens life and influences through an analysis of The History of Middle Earth. The work begins with a brief biography and an analysis of the major influences in Tolkiens early life. Following chapters deal with elements common to Tolkiens popular works, including the cosmogony, theogony, cosmology, metaphysics, and eschatology of Middle Earth.
This work provides a thorough study of Tolkiens life and influences through an analysis of The History of Middle Earth. The work begins with a brief b...
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Flesh to Metal: Soviet Literature and the Alchemy of Revolution
ISBN: 9780801488924 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "That science-fiction future in which technology would make everything very good or very bad has not yet arrived. From our vantage point at least, no age appears to have had a deeper faith in the inevitability and imminence of such a total technological transformation than the early twentieth century. Russia was no exception." from the introductionIn the Soviet Union, it seems, armoring oneself against the world did not suffice it was best to become metal itself. In his engaging and accessible book, Rolf Hellebust explores the aesthetic and ideological function of the metallization of the...
"That science-fiction future in which technology would make everything very good or very bad has not yet arrived. From our vantage point at least, no ...
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Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults
ISBN: 9780810846371 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fantasy conjures up images of witches, fairies, dark woods, magic wands and spells, time travel, ghosts, and dragons. Each of us defines fantasy in a personal way, based on our life stories, experiences, hopes, dreams, and fears. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults, helps teachers and students of literature to develop their own understandings of this broad genre in order to evaluate and promote the joy of fantasy in their classrooms. An excellent teaching tool, the discussions are organized around three categories of fantasy literature, including fairy/folktale; mixed fantasy...
Fantasy conjures up images of witches, fairies, dark woods, magic wands and spells, time travel, ghosts, and dragons. Each of us defines fantasy in a ...
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Four British Fantasists: Place and Culture in the Children's Fantasies of Penelope Lively, Alan Garner, Diana Wynne Jones, and Susan Cooper
ISBN: 9780810852426 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Four British Fantasists explores the work of four of the most successful and influential fantasy writers of the generation who rose to prominence in the "second Golden Age" of children's literature in Britain: Susan Cooper, Alan Garner, Diana Wynne Jones, and Penelope Lively. Drawing on history, archeology, social geography, anthropology, and postcolonial theory, as well as literary criticism, Butler provides a series of new perspectives through which to view these writers' achievements. He begins by highlighting some points of biographic coincidence (e.g. all four authors were children...
Four British Fantasists explores the work of four of the most successful and influential fantasy writers of the generation who rose to prominence in t...
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Not Your Mother's Vampire: Vampires in Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9780810853652 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examining young adult vampire fiction and how it fits in both the contemporary and classic vampire canon, the book's analysis begins with a primer on vampire scholarship, including a brief deconstruction of ten seminal vampire representations-five literary, five cinematic-and their impact on young adult vampire novels; the evolution of vampires from scary Gothic enemies into postmodern sexualized heroes is traced throughout the book; and the influence of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Subsequent chapters examine current young adult vampires novels from such popular horror authors as Amelia...
Examining young adult vampire fiction and how it fits in both the contemporary and classic vampire canon, the book's analysis begins with a primer on ...
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