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Book Synopsis Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010 by : Sara Wasson
Download or read book Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010 written by Sara Wasson and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gothic fiction's focus on the irrational and supernatural would seem to conflict with science fiction's rational foundations. However, as this novel collection demonstrates, the two categories often intersect in rich and revealing ways. Analyzing a range of works—including literature, film, graphic novels, and trading card games—from the past three decades through the lens of this hybrid genre, this volume examines their engagement with the era's dramatic changes in communication technology, medical science, and personal and global politics.
Book Synopsis Gothic Science Fiction by : S. MacArthur
Download or read book Gothic Science Fiction written by S. MacArthur and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gothic Science Fiction explores the fascinating world of gothic influenced science fiction. From Frankenstein to Doctor Who and from H. G Wells to Stephen King, the book charts the rise of a genre and follows the descent into darkness that consumes it.
Book Synopsis Gothic Science Fiction by : S. MacArthur
Download or read book Gothic Science Fiction written by S. MacArthur and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gothic Science Fiction explores the fascinating world of gothic influenced science fiction. From Frankenstein to Doctor Who and from H.G Wells to Stephen King, the book charts the rise of a genre and follows the descent into darkness that consumes it.
Book Synopsis Gothic Science Fiction by : Sara Wasson
Download or read book Gothic Science Fiction written by Sara Wasson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book explores what might be termed 'Gothic science fiction' from 1980 to 2010. This designation may at first appear contradictory, as the Gothic's connotations of the irrational and supernatural seem to conflict with the rational foundations of science fiction. However, this collection demonstrates that the two categories in fact overlap and intersect in creatively and critically fruitful ways. Understanding texts of this period by means of this hybrid category allows a fresh examination of their engagement with the dramatic socio-economic changes - in communication technology, medical science, globalization, and global politics - that have transformed the way we live, and for which Gothic science fiction texts provide compelling narrative modes. The essays in this collection reflect the current willingness among researchers to explore interpretations across genre, form, and discipline, as well as revealing a buoyant field of research in contemporary Gothic and science f...
Book Synopsis A Companion to Science Fiction by : David Seed
Download or read book A Companion to Science Fiction written by David Seed and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-06-09 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Science Fiction assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. This Companion conveys the scale and variety of science fiction. Shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues. Essays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. Addresses general topics, such as the history and origins of the genre, its engagement with science and gender, and national variations of science fiction around the English-speaking world. Maps out connections between science fiction, television, the cinema, virtual reality technology, and other aspects of the culture. Includes a section focusing on major figures, such as H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula Le Guin. Offers close readings of particular novels, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.
Book Synopsis Gothic Grotesques by : Brian Stableford
Download or read book Gothic Grotesques written by Brian Stableford and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten essays on horror fiction, Gothic rock music, science fiction, and fantasy, by a master critic and fiction writer. Complete with index.
Book Synopsis Frankenstein (Gothic Classic - The Uncensored 1818 Edition) by : Mary Shelley
Download or read book Frankenstein (Gothic Classic - The Uncensored 1818 Edition) written by Mary Shelley and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is the original 1818 'Uncensored' Edition of Frankenstein as first published anonymously in 1818. This original version is much more true to the spirit of the author's original intentions than the heavily revised 1831 edition, edited by Shelley, in part, because of pressure to make the story more conservative. Many scholars prefer the 1818 text to the more common 1831 edition. This eBook edition has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley about a creature produced by an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was nineteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. Shelley had travelled in the region of Geneva, where much of the story takes place, and the topics of galvanism and other similar occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her future husband, Percy Shelley. The storyline emerged from a dream. Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidori decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for weeks about what her possible storyline could be, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made. She then wrote Frankenstein.
Book Synopsis Decoding Gender in Science Fiction by : Brian Attebery
Download or read book Decoding Gender in Science Fiction written by Brian Attebery and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Frankenstein to futuristic feminist utopias, Decoding Gender in Science Fiction examines the ways science fiction writers have incorporated, explored, and revised conventional notions of sexual difference. Attebery traces a fascinating history of men's and women's writing that covertly or overtly investigates conceptions of gender, suggesting new perspectives on the genre.
Download or read book Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook edition of "Frankenstein" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is the original 1818 'Uncensored' Edition of Frankenstein as first published anonymously in 1818. This original version is much more true to the spirit of the author's original intentions than the heavily revised 1831 edition, edited by Shelley, in part, because of pressure to make the story more conservative. Many scholars prefer the 1818 text to the more common 1831 edition. Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley about a creature produced by an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was nineteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. Shelley had travelled in the region of Geneva, where much of the story takes place, and the topics of galvanism and other similar occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her future husband, Percy Shelley. The storyline emerged from a dream. Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidori decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for weeks about what her possible storyline could be, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made. She then wrote Frankenstein.
Book Synopsis Gothic Fiction by : Frederick S. Frank
Download or read book Gothic Fiction written by Frederick S. Frank and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bibliography of all the significant criticism published on Gothic fiction during the twentieth century, comprising more than 2,400 entries. It will be of interest to all those involved in research on Gothic fiction, Romanticism and literary fantasy.
Book Synopsis The History of Science Fiction and Its Toy Figurines by : Luigi Toiati
Download or read book The History of Science Fiction and Its Toy Figurines written by Luigi Toiati and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction, as the name suggests, is the combination of science and fantasy. In addition to a literary form, it also encompasses film, TV, comics, toys and our beloved toy astronauts, or other figures such as aliens, monsters and other playable genres. The term science fiction was coined by publisher Hugo Gernsbach around the first decades of the last century to refer to the predominantly 'space' adventures covered in his magazines. Space invaded radio, cinema, TV, and consequently for a long time toy figurines were predominantly space-related, later evolving into other themes. This lavishly illustrated book covers both the history of literary science fiction, following in the footsteps of contemporary official criticism, and toy figurines inspired by science fiction. You will also find several other themes, such as the link between science fiction figures and cinema, radio, TV, comics, and more. Luigi Toiati offers to both guide the reader on an often-nostalgic walk through science fiction in all its various forms, and to describe the figurines and brands associated with it.
Book Synopsis Science Fiction: the Evolutionary Mythology of the Future by : Thomas Lombardo
Download or read book Science Fiction: the Evolutionary Mythology of the Future written by Thomas Lombardo and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth history of science fiction, covering the years 1895 to 1930, from H. G. Wells and his novel The Time Machine to Thea von Harbou and Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. The book examines science fiction literature, art, cinema, and comics, and the impact of culture, philosophy, science, technology, and futures studies on the development of science fiction. Further, the book describes the influence of science fiction on human society and the evolution of future consciousness. Other key figures discussed include Méliès, Gernsback, Burroughs, Merritt, Huxley, and Hodgson.
Book Synopsis Gothic Motifs in the Fiction of William Gibson by : Tatiani G. Rapatzikou
Download or read book Gothic Motifs in the Fiction of William Gibson written by Tatiani G. Rapatzikou and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gibson's startlingly new form of science fiction opens inner vistas through his sense of how technological development increasingly removes the boundaries between the realms of the imagined and the real. This important new study focuses on the visual elements in Gibson's work, suggesting how his extraordinary mindscapes are locatable in terms of both gothic and the graphic novel traditions in a subtle interweaving of physical and virtual space that creates new forms of spatial being. Gibson describes the space of the Walled City as Doorways flipping past, each one hinting at its own secret world: Tatiani G. Rapatzikou's thoughtful analyses of those secret worlds will fascinate all those who have wondered where these fictions have come from-and where they may be headed.
Book Synopsis Frankenstein (The Complete Uncensored 1818 Edition) by : Mary Shelley
Download or read book Frankenstein (The Complete Uncensored 1818 Edition) written by Mary Shelley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is the original 1818 'Uncensored' Edition of Frankenstein as first published anonymously in 1818. This original version is much more true to the spirit of the author's original intentions than the heavily revised 1831 edition, edited by Shelley, in part, because of pressure to make the story more conservative. Many scholars prefer the 1818 text to the more common 1831 edition. Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley about a creature produced by an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was nineteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. Shelley had travelled in the region of Geneva, where much of the story takes place, and the topics of galvanism and other similar occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her future husband, Percy Shelley. The storyline emerged from a dream. Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidori decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for weeks about what her possible storyline could be, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made. She then wrote Frankenstein.
Download or read book Gothic Science written by Joel Levy and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was conceived against the backdrop of rapid change in the scientific world. And the science that inspired it is almost as strange as the novel itself. Shelley grew up surrounded by several of Europe's prominent scientific thinkers and was familiar with experimentation into reanimation of corpses as well as the heated debate over "the elixir of life". She was a frequent visitor to St Bart's operating theatre, where spectators witnessed surgery performed without anaesthetic. Her monster was born in an era of bodysnatching, dissections and the philosophy of Vitalism. This book offers an engrossing insight into the world of science in late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century Europe, through the prism of the seminal science fiction novel. Illustrated with line drawings and colour plates, it reveals how the monster was conceived, suggests the real-life basis for Victor Frankenstein and describes in vivid detail the experiments that might have led to the Creature's birth. It also looks at incarnations of the monster since the book was published and modern interpretations of the "mad scientist", as well as looking ahead to permanent bionic limbs, implants and other wonders.
Book Synopsis Frankenstein Or, The Modern Prometheus 1818 by : Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley
Download or read book Frankenstein Or, The Modern Prometheus 1818 written by Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus, is a literary work by the English writer Mary Shelley. Published on March 1, 1818, and framed in the tradition of the Gothic novel, the text speaks of such themes as scientific morality, the creation and destruction of life, and the daring of humanity in its relationship with God. Hence the subtitle of the work: the protagonist tries to rival God in power, as a kind of modern Prometheus who snatches the sacred fire of life from the divinity. It belongs to the science fiction genre. During the northern summer of 1816, the year without summer, the northern hemisphere endured a long and cold "volcanic winter" due to the eruption of the Tambora volcano. During this terrible year, Mary Shelley and her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley paid a visit to their friend Lord Byron who was then residing in Villa Diodati, Switzerland. After reading a German anthology of ghost stories, Byron challenged the Shelleys and their personal physician John Polidori to each compose a horror story. Of the four, only Polidori completed the story, but Mary conceived an idea: that idea was the germ of what is considered the first modern science fiction story and an excellent Gothic horror novel. A few days later she had a nightmare or dream and wrote what would become the fourth chapter of the book. He based himself on the conversations that Polidori and Percy Shelley often had about the new research on Luigi Galvani and Erasmus Darwin that dealt with the power of electricity to revive already inert bodies, discovering it with what are known as galvanic experiments. It is also interesting to note that Byron managed to write a fragment based on the legends about vampires that he had heard during his travels through the Balkans. Polidori used this fragment to create the novel The Vampire in 1819, which is also the first literary reference to this sub-genre of terror. So, in a way, the themes of Frankenstein and the vampire were created more or less in the same circumstance. For the final achievement of her work Mary turned to Percy for help in her grammatical errors and in the fluidity of the text in 1817, during her stay in Marlow. In 1831 Mary went so far as to rewrite the entire work, something she had been planning since 1818. Thanks to the original manuscript found in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University it was possible to edit the original work, without the intervention of Percy Shelley, who should be credited with co-authoring the 1818 edition. Therefore we have three editions of the work: the original 1817, the modified 1818 with the help of Percy Shelley, and the rewritten 1831. The original edition is shown to be cruder and harder. Shortly after Frankenstein there were several stories that used immortality as a plot, such as the vampire story entitled The Skeleton of the Count or The Vampire Lover, where the Count revives a dead girl using electricity. This work was made by Elizabeth Caroline Grey, according to research by Peter Haining. Regarding the character of Dr. Frankenstein, it should be noted that one reference was the amateur scientist Andrew Crosse. Mary Shelley knew the activities of Crosse, her contemporary, through a mutual friend, the poet Robert Southey. Andrew Crosse used to experiment with corpses and electricity (at that time a barely studied energy surrounded by a halo of mystery and omnipotence).
Book Synopsis Frankenstein (The Uncensored 1818 Edition) by : Mary Shelley
Download or read book Frankenstein (The Uncensored 1818 Edition) written by Mary Shelley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "Frankenstein (The Uncensored 1818 Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is the original 1818 'Uncensored' Edition of Frankenstein as first published anonymously in 1818. This original version is much more true to the spirit of the author's original intentions than the heavily revised 1831 edition, edited by Shelley, in part, because of pressure to make the story more conservative. Many scholars prefer the 1818 text to the more common 1831 edition. Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley about a creature produced by an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was nineteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. Shelley had travelled in the region of Geneva, where much of the story takes place, and the topics of galvanism and other similar occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her future husband, Percy Shelley. The storyline emerged from a dream. Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidori decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for weeks about what her possible storyline could be, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made. She then wrote Frankenstein.
