Thomas D. Clareson, Joe Sanders

The Heritage of Heinlein

A Critical Reading of the Fiction
Herausgeber: Palumbo, Donald E.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Robert A. Heinlein is generally recognized as 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 date of 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 generations of readers and writers.

Produktdetails

• Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy Nr.42
• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780786474981
• ISBN-10: 078647498X
• Artikelnr.: 38597756

Autorenporträt

The late Thomas D. Clareson was a leading scholar in the fields of science fiction, 19th Century American literature, and Victorian literature. A professor of English at the College of Wooster (Ohio) for 38 years, Clareson, the author or editor of more than 20 books, passed away in July, 1993.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Foreword by Frederik Pohl Preface A Note on Texts 1.
A New Calling: For Us, the Living 2.
Early Professional Writing 3.
Transitions 4.
The Juveniles for Scribner's 5.
The "Classic" Period 6.
Stranger in a Strange Land 7.
The Final Period Summing-Up Appendix: Non
ction Works Cited Index