| Description |
xix, 374 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / by James Gunn -- Before we begin / by Matthew Candelaria -- Toward a definition of science fiction / by James Gunn -- Coming to terms / by Gary K. Wolfe -- Estrangement and cognition / by Darko Suvin -- The number of the beast / by Barry N. Malzberg -- On the origins of genre / by Paul Kincaid -- SF and the genological jungle / by Darko Suvin -- The readers of hard science fiction / by James Gunn -- Science fiction and 'literature',or, The conscience of the king / by Samuel R. Delany -- Science fiction and Mrs. Brown / by Ursula K. Le Guin -- I could have been a contender ... / by Barry N. Malzberg -- Introduction and "On the origin of species" / by Brian W. Aldiss ; with David Wingrove -- The roots of science fiction and Afterword / by Robert Scholes -- Science fiction and the dimension of myth / by Alexei and Cory Panshin -- Some notes toward the true and the terrible / by Barry N. Malzberg -- Wrong rabbit / by Barry N. Malzberg -- The 'field' and the 'wave' : the history of new worlds / by Colin Greenland -- Space opera redefined / by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer -- The golden age of science fiction is twelve / by David Hartwell -- Some presumptuous approaches to science fiction / by Samuel R. Delany -- Touchstones / by James Gunn -- A user's guide to the postmoderns / by Michael Swanwick -- Science fiction without the future / by Judith Berman -- Slipstream / by James Patrick Kelly |
| Summary |
"Speculations on Speculation Theories of Science Fiction examines the roots, history, development, current status, and future directions of the field through the contributions of well-respected science-fiction writers, teachers, and critics. The articles speculate on the definition of science fiction, science fiction as serious literature, the most talented science-fiction writers, and where the genre is headed."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-361) and index |
| Subject |
Science fiction -- History and criticism.
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| Author |
Gunn, James E., 1923-
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Candelaria, Matthew, 1973-
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| LC no. |
2004013012 |
| ISBN |
081084902X paperback alkaline paper |
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