Michael Bishop and the Persistence of Wonder - A Critical Study of the Writings

Since they began appearing in the 1970s, Michael Bishop's science fiction and fantasy stories have been recognized for their polished prose and their depth of thought and feeling. His award-winning fiction includes No Enemy but Time (1982), Unicorn Mountain (1988), Brittle Innings (1994) and the outstanding short story "The Pile" (2008). After the 2017 publication of his collection Other Arms Reach Out to Me, Bishop was inducted into the Georgia Writers' Hall of Fame. Revision and republication of much of Bishop's fiction in recent years have renewed interest in Bishop's explorations of religion, belief and the pursuit of human truth.
This book is the first comprehensive study of Michael Bishop's literary body, examining his work in full. Featured are close readings of all his novels and studies of short stories, poetry and essays that Bishop himself identified for special attention.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Foreword: The ­No-Showboatin' Sage of Pine Mountain, ­Gee-Ay (Paul Di Filippo)

Preface

Part I-Exploring Strange Worlds

1.¿The Perilous Discovery of Empathy: Short Fiction, 1970-1980

2.¿Outside/In & Inside/Out: Novels, 1975-1980

Part II-Discovering Stranger Worlds Next Door

3.¿Surreal Estates: Short Fiction, 1981-1994

4.¿Family Reunions: Novels, 1982-1994

Part III-Settling In

5.¿Later Fiction: Darkness, Wonder and Grace

Other Works

A Final Q & A

Works Cited

Index

About the author

The late Joe Sanders, professor emeritus, Lakeland Community College, wrote extensively about Roger Zelazny, E.E. "Doc" Smith, and Neil Gaiman. He lived in Willoughby, Ohio.Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.C.W. Sullivan III is Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.

Summary

Since they began appearing in the 1970s, Michael Bishop's science fiction and fantasy stories have been recognized for their polished prose and their depth of thought and feeling. This book is the first comprehensive study of Bishop's literary body, examining his work in full.

Product details

• Authors: Joe Sanders, Sanders Joe
• Assisted by: C.W. Sullivan III (Editor), Donald E. Palumbo (Editor), Palumbo Donald E. (Editor), III C. W. Sullivan (Editor), C. W. Sullivan III (Editor), C.W. Sullivan III (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781476671512
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7151-2
• No. of pages: 202
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 277 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; USA, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000