T.A. Shippey (ed.)

Broschiertes Buch

The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories

Beschreibung

The definitive collection of the twentieth century's most characteristic genre-from H.G. Wells's prophetic vision of technological warfare to contemporary cyberspace and up-to-the-minute myths of genetic engineering.

Autor

Tom Shippey inherited J. R. R. Tolkien's Chair of Medieval English Language at the University of Leeds, where he taught the syllabus Tolkien had set up. He now holds the Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at St Louis University, Missouri, specializing in Medieval Literature, Old English Arthurian and Romance Literature, Fantasy, and Science Fiction. He has written and edited numerous books, including J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (2001), The Road to Middle-earth (second edition, 1992), The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (reissue, 2003), and Fiction 2000: Cyberpunk and the Future of Narrative (co-edited with George Slusser, 1993).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 128mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780192803818
• ISBN-10: 0192803816
• Artikelnr.: 21847776

Rezensionen

"Tom Shippey is a major contributor in science fiction, as well as in medieval and language studies, and his new anthology not only is useful and important, it illuminates the field with the editor's insights and selections."--James Gunn, Director, The Center for the Study of Science Fiction, University of Kansas "A vindication for all of us [science fiction fans] who have had to defend the genre as deserving serious consideration...This book collects 30 classic science-fiction stories by some of the field's msot famous authors....It's a great selection of intelligent and intriguing work."--The ClevelandPlain Dealer "A collection that makes us feel the uniqueness of this discipline so freshly is doing its job."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram