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Overview"For all its concern with change in the present and future, science fiction is deeply rooted in the past and, surprisingly, engages especially deeply with the ancient world. Indeed, both as an area in which the meaning of ""classics"" is actively transformed and as an open-ended set of texts whose own 'classic' status is a matter of ongoing debate, science fiction reveals much about the roles played by ancient classics in modern times. Classical Traditions in Science Fiction is the first collection in English dedicated to the study of science fiction as a site of classical receptions, offering a much-needed mapping of that important cultural and intellectual terrain.This volume discusses a wide variety of representative examples from both classical antiquity and the past four hundred years of science fiction, beginning with science fiction's ""rosy-fingered dawn"" and moving toward the other-worldly literature of the present day. As it makes its way through the eras of science fiction, Classical Traditions in Science Fiction exposes the many levels on which science fiction engages the ideas of the ancient world, from minute matters of language and structure to the larger thematic and philosophical concerns." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brett M. Rogers (Assistant Professor of Classics, Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Puget Sound) , Benjamin Eldon Stevens (Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Hollins University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.10cm Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9780190228330ISBN 10: 0190228334 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 12 March 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: The True History of The Future (and Its Future) Brett M. Rogers Benjamin Eldon Stevens Part I: SF's Rosy-Fingered Dawn 1. The Lunar Setting of Johannes Kepler's Somnium, Science Fiction's Missing Link Dean Swinford 2. Lucretius, Lucan, and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Jesse Weiner 3. Virgil in Jules Verne's Journey to The Center of The Earth Benjamin Eldon Stevens 4. Mr. Lucian in Suburbia: Links between The True History and The First Men in The Moon Antony Keen Part II: SF 'Classics' 5. A Complex Oedipus: The Tragedy of Edward Morbius Gregory S. Bucher 6. Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s A Canticle for Leibowitz, The Great Year, and The Ages of Man Erik Grayson 7. Time and Self-Referentiality in The Iliad and Frank Herbert's Dune Joel Christensen 8. Disability as Rhetorical Trope in Classical Myth and Blade Runner Rebecca Raphael Part III: Classics in Space 9. Moral and Mortal in Star Trek: The Original Series George Kovacs 10. Hybrids and Homecomings in The Odyssey and Alien Resurrection Brett M. Rogers 11. Classical Antiquity and Western Identity in Battlestar Galactica Vincent Tomasso Part IV: Ancient Classics for a Future Generation? 12. Revised Iliadic Epiphanies in Dan Simmons' Ilium Gaël Grobéty 13. Refiguring the Roman Empire in The Hunger Games Trilogy Marian Makins 14. Jonathan Hickman's Pax Romana and The End of Antiquity C. W. Marshall Appendix Suggestions for Further Reading and Viewing Robert W. Cape, Jr. Works CitedReviewsa stimulating and provoking collection of essays. Liz Gloyn, Times Higher Education Books of 2015 on a journey through the modern history of SF ... pointing out sites of classical interest along the way ... raises some big questions Francesca Middleton, Times Literary Supplement the articles cover a broad swathe of Sci-Fi in terms of textual format ... as well as content, theme, and sub-genre. This bolsters the impression that SF's engagement with the classical tradition is varied and continually evolving ... interesting, well researched and thought provoking. For SF scholars and enthusiasts familiar with the texts in question, the book offers a fresh lens through which to view them and a new understanding of their place within the Western literary tradition ... worth reading and will encourage people to investigate the sources for themselves ... a valuable resource. The contributors bring different strengths to an interesting range of source material and express a variety of opinions on the methodological and definitional issues ... a solid contribution to the growing field of SF studies and will help to put SF firmly on the radar for students of classical reception. James Christie, International Journal of the Classical Tradition a fascinating collection you're excited by taking a deeper look into science fiction through the lens of the myths and stories of antiquity - that is to say if you're a Classics nerd along with being a traditional nerd - then Classical Traditions in Science Fiction is an absolute blast. Rob Bricken, io9 the volume comprises an astoundingly diverse array of case studies Dr Lilah Grace Canevaro, Classics for All the book represents an exciting new direction for classical studies. M. J. Emery, CHOICE the volume comprises an astoundingly diverse array of case studies Dr Lilah Grace Canevaro, Classics for All on a journey through the modern history of SF ... pointing out sites of classical interest along the way ... raises some big questions Francesca Middleton, Times Literary Supplement the articles cover a broad swathe of Sci-Fi in terms of textual format ... as well as content, theme, and sub-genre. This bolsters the impression that SF's engagement with the classical tradition is varied and continually evolving ... interesting, well researched and thought provoking. For SF scholars and enthusiasts familiar with the texts in question, the book offers a fresh lens through which to view them and a new understanding of their place within the Western literary tradition ... worth reading and will encourage people to investigate the sources for themselves ... a valuable resource. The contributors bring different strengths to an interesting range of source material and express a variety of opinions on the methodological and definitional issues ... a solid contribution to the growing field of SF studies and will help to put SF firmly on the radar for students of classical reception. James Christie, International Journal of the Classical Tradition a fascinating collection you're excited by taking a deeper look into science fiction through the lens of the myths and stories of antiquity - that is to say if you're a Classics nerd along with being a traditional nerd - then Classical Traditions in Science Fiction is an absolute blast. Rob Bricken, io9 the volume comprises an astoundingly diverse array of case studies Dr Lilah Grace Canevaro, Classics for All Author InformationBrett M. Rogers is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Puget Sound. Benjamin Eldon Stevens is Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at Hollins University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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