Celestial Hellscapes Cosmology as the Key to the Strugatskiis' Science Fictions

The common thread of astronomy is fantastically important for understanding the Strugatskiis¿ works¿their most important works are experiments in cosmology. This book explores how the Strugatskiis cosmological explorations are among the most fundamental elements of their art. It also examines how these explorations connect to their predecessors in the Russian literary tradition.

About the author

Kevin Reese has been studying the Strugatskii brothers for twenty years. At UNC, he developed a course on Soviet science fiction centered around their works. Currently, he is translating the Strugatskiis¿ final works¿their novel Those Burdened by Evil and their play The Yids of the City of Peter.

Summary

Explores how Arkadi and Boris Strugatskii’s cosmological explorations are among the most fundamental elements of their art. The book also examines how these explorations connect to their predecessors in the Russian literary tradition - particularly to the poetry of Pushkin.

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“This book is a first-rate contribution to scholarship on the Strugatskys. The brotherly duo of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky combine the best of the sciences and the humanities—what the late Soviet intelligentsia called ‘physicist’ and ‘lyricist.’ As a literary scholar and an amateur astronomer, Kevin Reese is well-positioned to explore their universes. … Reese has written an intelligent and enjoyable study that will speak to scholars, students, and fans of the worlds of the Strugatsky brothers.” —Sofya Khagi, University of Michigan, Russian Review

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Reese
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.06.2019
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Fiction > Poetry, drama
• EAN: 9781618119797
• ISBN: 978-1-61811-979-7
• Pages: 278
• Dimensions (packing): 16.1 x 24 x 2 cm
• Weight (packing): 584 g
• Series: Real Twentieth Century; The Real Twentieth Century