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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung "These 17 essays explore the study of Mars. Topics covered include the role of scientific discovery in the development of science fiction as a genre and the ways in which science fiction and popular discourse have influenced science; the extent of life in the solar system; and the presence of Mars in the work of popular writers" --Provided by publisher. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface: Science, Fiction, and the Red PlanetGEORGE SLUSSER, HOWARD V. HENDRIX, ERIC S. RABKIN Introduction: The Martian in the MirrorHOWARD V. HENDRIX One: Approaching MarsMars of Science, Mars of DreamsJOSEPH D. MILLER Where Is Verne's Mars?TERRY HARPOLD Rosny's MarsGEORGE SLUSSER Two: The Uses of MarsDibs on the Red Star: The Bolsheviks and Mars in the Russian Literature of the Early Twentieth CenturyEKATERINA YUDINA The Martians Among Us: Wells and the StrugatskysGEORGE SLUSSER Savagery on Mars: Representations of the Primitive in Brackett and BurroughsDIANNE NEWELL AND VICTORIA LAMONT The (In)Significance of Mars in the 1930sJOHN W. HUNTINGTON Spawn of "Micromégas": Views of Mars in 1950s FranceBRADFORD LYAU Is Mars Heaven? The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451 and Ray Bradbury's Landscape of LongingERIC S. RABKIN Re-Presenting Mars: Bradbury's Martian Stories in Media AdaptationPHIL NICHOLS Robert A. Heinlein and the Red PlanetDAVID CLAYTON Business as Usual: Philip K. Dick's MarsJORGE MARTINS ROSA Kim Stanley Robinson: From Icehenge to Blue MarsCHRISTOPHER PALMER Martian Musings and the Miraculous ConjunctionKIM STANLEY ROBINSON Chronicling MartiansSHA LABARE Three: Science and Fictional MarsMars as Cultural Mirror: Martian Fictions in the Early SpaceROBERT CROSSLEY Beyond Goldilocks and Matthew Arnold: Interplanetary Triage, Extremophilia, and the Outer Limits of Life in the Inner Solar SystemHOWARD 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 ...
