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Named Person: | Chris Fosse; Pavel Klushantsev; Chesley Bonestell |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John Timberlake |
ISBN: | 9781783208609 1783208600 |
OCLC Number: | 1125116188 |
Notes: | index ; bibliogr. |
Description: | 197 s. : ill. (nogle i farver) |
Contents: | Af indholdet: S. 75-92: Blasted heaths and turbulent energies: Chris Foss's accelerated dream of Wessex. -- S. 119-146: Suppositional realism and the fictions of science: the astronomical landscapes of Pavel Klushantsev and Chesley Bonestell. |
Responsibility: | John Timberlake |
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'The conceptual gravity of Timberlake's study is undeniable, and his compelling readings make Landscape and the Science Fiction Imaginary a valuable contribution to the field of sf criticism and visual media theory.' -- Patrick Whitmarsh, Science Fiction Research Association Review 'Landscape and the Science Fiction Imaginary offers valuable analyses of works of non-literary sf, and makes a strong case for their importance to our understanding of the development of the genre and its engagement with landscape. The works central to each chapter are carefully historicized, and broaden our view of the sf imaginary and its intersection with landscape in visual culture.' -- Chris Pak * Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction 131 * Read more...

