SCIENCE FICTION AND THE TWO CULTURES by Gary Westfahl (Editor), George Slusser (Editor) ( 9780786442973 )

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SCIENCE FICTION AND THE TWO CULTURES
ESSAYS ON BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE SCIENCES AND THE HUMANITIES

By:

Gary Westfahl (Editor), George Slusser (Editor)

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Paperback

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0786442972

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9780786442973

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MCFARLAND & CO INC

Pub. date:

14 May, 2009

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Contains essays that demonstrate how science fiction can serve as a bridge between science and the humanities. This book shows how early writers like Dante and Mary Shelley revealed a gradual shift toward a genuine understanding of science.

Synopsis:

Essays in this volume demonstrate how science fiction can serve as a bridge between science and the humanities. Essays are arranged chronologically and form a historical survey of science fiction, showing how early writers like Dante and Mary Shelley revealed a gradual shift toward a genuine understanding of science; how H.G. Wells first showed the possibilities of a literature that could combine scientific and humanistic perspectives; how writers influenced by Gernsback's ideas, like Isaac Asimov, illustrated the ways that literature could interact with science and assist in its progress; and how more recent writers offer critiques of science and its practitioners.

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notes, bibliography, index

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McFarland & Co Inc

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