The Resource Irish science fiction, Jack Fennell
Irish science fiction, Jack Fennell
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- Summary
- Irish Science Fiction revisits a critical paradigm that has often been overlooked or dismissed by science fiction scholars - namely, that science fiction can be understood in terms of myth. Science fiction springs from pseudo-science rather than 'proper' science, because pseudo-science is more easily converted into narrative; in this book it is argued that different cultures produce distinct pseudo-sciences, and thus, unique science fiction traditions. Fennell's innovative framework is used to examine Irish science fiction from the 1850s to the present day, covering material written both in Irish and in English. Considering science fiction novels and short stories in their historical context, Irish Science Fiction analyses a body of literature that has largely been ignored by Irish literature researchers. This is the first book to focus exclusively on Irish science fiction, and the first to consider Irish-language stories and novels alongside works published in English. -- Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 264 pages
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The 1960s : Lemass, modernization and the Cold War
- 6.
- The Wrong history : Bob Shaw, James White and the Troubles
- 7.
- Exotic Doom : the SF of Ian McDonald
- 8.
- The Dystopian decades : from Recession to Tiger and back again
- 9.
- The Shape of Irish SF to come
- 1.
- Mad science and the Empire : Fitz-James O'Brien and Robert Cromie
- 2.
- 'Future War' and gender in nineteenth-century Ireland
- 3.
- Nationalist fantasies of the early twentieth century
- 4.
- States of emergency : Irish SF During World War II
- Isbn
- 9781781381199
- Label
- Irish science fiction
- Title
- Irish science fiction
- Statement of responsibility
- Jack Fennell
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Irish Science Fiction revisits a critical paradigm that has often been overlooked or dismissed by science fiction scholars - namely, that science fiction can be understood in terms of myth. Science fiction springs from pseudo-science rather than 'proper' science, because pseudo-science is more easily converted into narrative; in this book it is argued that different cultures produce distinct pseudo-sciences, and thus, unique science fiction traditions. Fennell's innovative framework is used to examine Irish science fiction from the 1850s to the present day, covering material written both in Irish and in English. Considering science fiction novels and short stories in their historical context, Irish Science Fiction analyses a body of literature that has largely been ignored by Irish literature researchers. This is the first book to focus exclusively on Irish science fiction, and the first to consider Irish-language stories and novels alongside works published in English. -- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- NLE
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1983-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fennell, Jack
- Dewey number
- 823.08762
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR830.S35
- LC item number
- F46 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Series statement
- Liverpool science fiction texts and studies
- Series volume
- 48
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Science fiction, English
- Science fiction, Irish
- English fiction
- Label
- Irish science fiction, Jack Fennell
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The 1960s : Lemass, modernization and the Cold War
- 6.
- The Wrong history : Bob Shaw, James White and the Troubles
- 7.
- Exotic Doom : the SF of Ian McDonald
- 8.
- The Dystopian decades : from Recession to Tiger and back again
- 9.
- The Shape of Irish SF to come
- 1.
- Mad science and the Empire : Fitz-James O'Brien and Robert Cromie
- 2.
- 'Future War' and gender in nineteenth-century Ireland
- 3.
- Nationalist fantasies of the early twentieth century
- 4.
- States of emergency : Irish SF During World War II
- Control code
- 898058005
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- viii, 264 pages
- Isbn
- 9781781381199
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)898058005
- Label
- Irish science fiction, Jack Fennell
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The 1960s : Lemass, modernization and the Cold War
- 6.
- The Wrong history : Bob Shaw, James White and the Troubles
- 7.
- Exotic Doom : the SF of Ian McDonald
- 8.
- The Dystopian decades : from Recession to Tiger and back again
- 9.
- The Shape of Irish SF to come
- 1.
- Mad science and the Empire : Fitz-James O'Brien and Robert Cromie
- 2.
- 'Future War' and gender in nineteenth-century Ireland
- 3.
- Nationalist fantasies of the early twentieth century
- 4.
- States of emergency : Irish SF During World War II
- Control code
- 898058005
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- viii, 264 pages
- Isbn
- 9781781381199
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)898058005
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