Lois McMaster Bujold

Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7864-6833-1
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

Lois McMaster Bujold has won a shelf full of awards--Hugos, Nebulas, and others--for both her science fiction and fantasy writing. She is one of the most respected names in the field, always delivering polished, thoughtful, and well-crafted writing. She consistently addresses great issues and problems on a human level, where they are faced by quirky, prickly, and very real characters, and her exploration of the theory of reader-response is an important critical contribution. Yet there has been a surprising dearth of serious critical writing about her output--in part because she resists neat and easy classification by genre, politics, or subject matter. This collection of fresh essays aims to correct that situation by presenting a variety of critical perspectives addressing many aspects of her writing. Attention is given to both her Miles Vorkosigan science fiction series and her Chalion and Sharing Knife fantasy series, as well as the books that fall outside these series.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Croft, Janet Brennan

Palumbo, Donald E.

Sullivan, Iii C. W.

Über Autor(innen)

<strong>Janet Brennan Croft</strong> is Head of Access Services at University of Oklahoma Libraries in Norman, Oklahoma. <br><br><strong>Donald E. Palumbo</strong> is a professor of English at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He lives in Greenville. <br><br> <strong>C.W. Sullivan III</strong> 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.