Seventeen wide-ranging essays explore the evolving scientific understanding of Mars, and the relationship between that understanding and the role of Mars in literature, the arts and popular culture. Essays in the first section examine different approaches to Mars by scientists and writers Jules Verne and J.H. Rosny. Section Two covers the uses of Mars in early Bolshevik literature, Wells, Brackett, Burroughs, Bradbury, Heinlein, Dick and Robinson, among others. The third section looks at Mars as a cultural mirror in science fiction. Essayists include prominent writers (e.g., Kim Stanley Robinson), scientists and literary critics from many nations.…mehr
Seventeen wide-ranging essays explore the evolving scientific understanding of Mars, and the relationship between that understanding and the role of Mars in literature, the arts and popular culture. Essays in the first section examine different approaches to Mars by scientists and writers Jules Verne and J.H. Rosny. Section Two covers the uses of Mars in early Bolshevik literature, Wells, Brackett, Burroughs, Bradbury, Heinlein, Dick and Robinson, among others. The third section looks at Mars as a cultural mirror in science fiction. Essayists include prominent writers (e.g., Kim Stanley Robinson), scientists and literary critics from many nations.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Retired professor Howard V. Hendrix, taught at the college level for 40 years. He has published six novels and four collections of stories; has authored, coauthored, or coedited seven works of nonfiction; and has written numerous articles, reviews, and editorials. He lives in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. George Slusser is a professor emeritus of comparative literature at the University of California, Riverside. The longtime curator of the famed Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, he also earned the Pilgrim Award for his numerous scholarly books. Award winning author Eric S. Rabkin is an Arthur F. Thurnau professor emeritus, professor emeritus of English language and literature, and professor emeritus of art and design at the University of Michigan. He is the author of numerous books and publications.
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Table of Contents Preface: Science, Fiction, and the Red Planet GEORGE SLUSSER, HOWARD V. HENDRIX, ERIC S. RABKIN Introduction: The Martian in the Mirror HOWARD V. HENDRIX One: Approaching Mars Mars of Science, Mars of Dreams JOSEPH D. MILLER Where Is Verne's Mars? TERRY HARPOLD Rosny's Mars GEORGE SLUSSER Two: The Uses of Mars Dibs on the Red Star: The Bolsheviks and Mars in the Russian Literature of the Early Twentieth Century EKATERINA YUDINA The Martians Among Us: Wells and the Strugatskys GEORGE SLUSSER Savagery on Mars: Representations of the Primitive in Brackett and Burroughs DIANNE NEWELL AND VICTORIA LAMONT The (In)Significance of Mars in the 1930s JOHN W. HUNTINGTON Spawn of "Micromégas": Views of Mars in 1950s France BRADFORD LYAU Is Mars Heaven? The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451 and Ray Bradbury's Landscape of Longing ERIC S. RABKIN Re-Presenting Mars: Bradbury's Martian Stories in Media Adaptation PHIL NICHOLS Robert A. Heinlein and the Red Planet DAVID CLAYTON Business as Usual: Philip K. Dick's Mars JORGE MARTINS ROSA Kim Stanley Robinson: From Icehenge to Blue Mars CHRISTOPHER PALMER Martian Musings and the Miraculous Conjunction KIM STANLEY ROBINSON Chronicling Martians SHA LABARE Three: Science and Fictional Mars Mars as Cultural Mirror: Martian Fictions in the Early Space ROBERT CROSSLEY Beyond Goldilocks and Matthew Arnold: Interplanetary Triage, Extremophilia, and the Outer Limits of Life in the Inner Solar System HOWARD V. HENDRIX Appendix 1-To Write the Dream in the Center of Science: Mars and the Science Fiction Heritage: A Dialogue Between Ray Bradbury and Frederik Pohl (George Slusser, Moderator) (May 2008) Appendix 2-The Extreme Edge of Mars Today: A Panel Discussion with David Hartwell, Geoffrey Landis, Larry Niven, and Mary Turzillo, Moderator (May 2008) About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Preface: Science, Fiction, and the Red Planet GEORGE SLUSSER, HOWARD V. HENDRIX, ERIC S. RABKIN Introduction: The Martian in the Mirror HOWARD V. HENDRIX One: Approaching Mars Mars of Science, Mars of Dreams JOSEPH D. MILLER Where Is Verne's Mars? TERRY HARPOLD Rosny's Mars GEORGE SLUSSER Two: The Uses of Mars Dibs on the Red Star: The Bolsheviks and Mars in the Russian Literature of the Early Twentieth Century EKATERINA YUDINA The Martians Among Us: Wells and the Strugatskys GEORGE SLUSSER Savagery on Mars: Representations of the Primitive in Brackett and Burroughs DIANNE NEWELL AND VICTORIA LAMONT The (In)Significance of Mars in the 1930s JOHN W. HUNTINGTON Spawn of "Micromégas": Views of Mars in 1950s France BRADFORD LYAU Is Mars Heaven? The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451 and Ray Bradbury's Landscape of Longing ERIC S. RABKIN Re-Presenting Mars: Bradbury's Martian Stories in Media Adaptation PHIL NICHOLS Robert A. Heinlein and the Red Planet DAVID CLAYTON Business as Usual: Philip K. Dick's Mars JORGE MARTINS ROSA Kim Stanley Robinson: From Icehenge to Blue Mars CHRISTOPHER PALMER Martian Musings and the Miraculous Conjunction KIM STANLEY ROBINSON Chronicling Martians SHA LABARE Three: Science and Fictional Mars Mars as Cultural Mirror: Martian Fictions in the Early Space ROBERT CROSSLEY Beyond Goldilocks and Matthew Arnold: Interplanetary Triage, Extremophilia, and the Outer Limits of Life in the Inner Solar System HOWARD V. HENDRIX Appendix 1-To Write the Dream in the Center of Science: Mars and the Science Fiction Heritage: A Dialogue Between Ray Bradbury and Frederik Pohl (George Slusser, Moderator) (May 2008) Appendix 2-The Extreme Edge of Mars Today: A Panel Discussion with David Hartwell, Geoffrey Landis, Larry Niven, and Mary Turzillo, Moderator (May 2008) About the Contributors Index
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