[PDF] British Fantasy And Science Fiction Writers Since 1960 eBook

Author : Darren Harris-Fain
Publisher : Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 49,4 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Essays on British writers of fantasy and science fiction discuss the changing attitudes towards this genre, including serious consideration by critics. Covers the publication of science fiction in comic books, limited productions of publications by fan presses, the difference between British and American science fiction, the birth of the New Wave, and the revival of horror fiction as a distinct genre.

Author : Richard Hantula
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 26,3 MB
Release : 2004-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780836839524

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Compares what writers over the centuries have written about an imaginary future with the reality revealed by time.

Author : Darren Harris-Fain
Publisher : Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 30,47 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Essays on British writers of fantasy and science fiction, including dark fantasy and supernatural horror. Includes lesser-known authors who made their own small but significant contributions to this field. Discusses the impact of pulp magazines and other new magazines that focused on subgenres such as romance fiction, adventure fiction, Western fiction, and eventually fantasy and science fiction, and utopian literature, a predecessor and close cousin of science fiction.

Author : John Clute
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 1110 pages
File Size : 31,9 MB
Release : 1999-03-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780312198695

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Like its companion volume, "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", this massive reference of 4,000 entries covers all aspects of fantasy, from literature to art.

Author : Darren Harris-Fain
Publisher : Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 20,61 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Essays on British writers of fantasy and science fiction during a time when science, technology and industrialization made increasingly impressive inroads from the Enlightenment to World War I.A gradual emphasis on social improvement, including literature, involved efforts to increase literacy through expanding material to read. During this period, publication of newspapers, penny dreadfuls and dime novels lead to pulp magazines and other popular periodicals.

Author : John Clute
Publisher : St Martins Press
Page : 1386 pages
File Size : 17,98 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780312134860

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Encompassing 4,360 entries that provide critical insight and biographical and bibliographical data, an updated edition of a popular science fiction reference features a carefully cross-referenced format. Original.

Author : R. A. Lafferty
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 37,58 MB
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1682999378

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Time is money. Time heals all wounds. Given time, anything is possible. And now he had all the time in the world!

Author : Maura Heaphy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 31,59 MB
Release : 2008-11-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1598845063

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For students, scholars, readers' advisors, and curious SF readers and fans, this guide provides an easy-to-use launch pad for researching and learning more about science fiction writers and their work. Emphasizing the best popular and contemporary authors, this book covers 100 SF writers, providing for each: • a brief biographical sketch, including a quote from theauthor, awards, etc. • a list of the author's major works (including editions and other writings) • research sources-biographies, criticism, research guides, and web sites • In addition, you'll find read-alike lists for selected authors. For anyone wanting to find information on popular SF authors, this should be the first stop.

Author : Brian M. Stableford
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 20,15 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810849389

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This reference tracks the development of speculative fiction influenced by the advancement of science and the idea of progress from the eighteenth century to the present day. The major authors and publications of the genre and significant subgenres are covered. Additionally there are entries on fields of science and technology which have been particularly prolific in provoking such speculation. The list of acronyms and abbreviations, the chronology covering the literature from the 1700s through the present, the introductory essay, and the dictionary entries provide science fiction novices and enthusiasts as well as serious writers and critics with a wonderful foundation for understanding the realm of science fiction literature. The extensive bibliography that includes books, journals, fanzines, and websites demonstrates that science fiction literature commands a massive following.