Visions of Mars
Essays on the Red Planet in Fiction and Science
Herausgeber: Hendrix, Howard V.; Rabkin, Eric S.; Slusser, George
Visions of Mars
Essays on the Red Planet in Fiction and Science
Herausgeber: Hendrix, Howard V.; Rabkin, Eric S.; Slusser, George
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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
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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.
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- Verlag: McFarland
- Seitenzahl: 224
- Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2011
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
- Gewicht: 431g
- ISBN-13: 9780786459148
- ISBN-10: 078645914X
- Artikelnr.: 31894646
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
- Verlag: McFarland
- Seitenzahl: 224
- Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2011
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
- Gewicht: 431g
- ISBN-13: 9780786459148
- ISBN-10: 078645914X
- Artikelnr.: 31894646
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
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.
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
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
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







