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Science Fiction
Eric S. Rabkin
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Description for Science Fiction
Paperback. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 674.
An invaluable contribution to the serious study of science fiction as well as a highly entertaining collection, Science Fiction contains 27 chronologically-arranged stories and excerpts, ranging from such early classic works as Swift's Gulliver's Travels and Shelley's Frankenstein to recent stories such as Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" and Ursula K. Le Guin's "Vaster Than Empires and More Slow." Including brief general essays and a separate introduction to each individual story or excerpt, Rabkin's anthology greatly illuminates the evolution of the genre.
An invaluable contribution to the serious study of science fiction as well as a highly entertaining collection, Science Fiction contains 27 chronologically-arranged stories and excerpts, ranging from such early classic works as Swift's Gulliver's Travels and Shelley's Frankenstein to recent stories such as Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" and Ursula K. Le Guin's "Vaster Than Empires and More Slow." Including brief general essays and a separate introduction to each individual story or excerpt, Rabkin's anthology greatly illuminates the evolution of the genre.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
Series
Galaxy Books
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195032727
SKU
V9780195032727
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Ref
99-32
Reviews for Science Fiction
"The book contains excellent representative selections for the introduction to each time period.... Excellent."
Thomas Mullen, Slippery Rock College "A great collection of literature in the field!"
Harvey Solganick, LeTourneau University "Exactly what its title proposes, a historical anthology with excellent sense guiding the selections."
Rosemarie Arbur, Lehigh University "A good combination of scholarship [and] readability. The best in its field."
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Thomas Mullen, Slippery Rock College "A great collection of literature in the field!"
Harvey Solganick, LeTourneau University "Exactly what its title proposes, a historical anthology with excellent sense guiding the selections."
Rosemarie Arbur, Lehigh University "A good combination of scholarship [and] readability. The best in its field."
Mariel Strauss, ... Read more