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010 a| 2004013012;

020 a| 081084902X (pbk. : alk. paper);

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050 00 a| PN3433.5b| .S64 2005;

082 00 a| 809.3/87622| 22;

245 00 a| Speculations on speculation :b| theories of science fiction /c| edited by James Gunn, Matthew Candelaria.;

260 a| Lanham, Md. :b| Scarecrow Press,c| 2005.;

300 a| xix, 374 pages ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-361) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction / James Gunn -- Before we begin / Matthew Candelaria -- Toward a definition of science fiction / James Gunn -- Coming to terms / Gary K. Wolfe -- Estrangement and cognition / Darko Suvin -- The number of the beast / Barry N. Malzberg -- On the origins of genre / Paul Kincaid -- SF and the genological jungle / Darko Suvin -- The readers of hard science fiction / James Gunn -- Science fiction and 'literature', or, The conscience of the king / Samuel R. Delany -- Science fiction and Mrs. Brown / Ursula K. Le Guin -- I could have been a contender ... / Barry N. Malzberg -- Introduction to Trillion year spree / Brian W. Aldiss with David Wingrove -- On the origin of species: Mary Shelley / Brian W. Aldiss with David Wingrove -- The roots of science fiction / Robert Scholes -- Science fiction and the dimension of myth / Alexei and Cory Panshin -- Some notes toward the true and the terrible / Barry N. Malzberg -- Wrong rabbit / Barry N. Malzberg -- The 'field' and the 'wave' : the history of New worlds / Colin Greenland -- Space opera redefined / David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer -- The golden age of science fiction is twelve / David Hartwell -- Some presumptuous approaches to science fiction / Samuel R. Delany -- Touchstones / James Gunn -- A user's guide to the postmoderns / Michael Swanwick -- Science fiction without the future / Judith Berman -- Slipstream / James Patrick Kelly.;

650 0 a| Science fictionx| History and criticism.=| ^A25202;

700 1 a| Gunn, James E.,d| 1923-2020=| ^A545825;

700 1 a| Candelaria, Matthew,d| 1973-=| ^A603663;

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Speculations on speculation : theories of science fiction / edited by James Gunn, Matthew Candelaria.

Other author	Gunn, James E., 1923-2020
Other author	Candelaria, Matthew, 1973-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.
Description	xix, 374 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Science fiction--History and criticism.

Contents	Introduction / James Gunn -- Before we begin / Matthew Candelaria -- Toward a definition of science fiction / James Gunn -- Coming to terms / Gary K. Wolfe -- Estrangement and cognition / Darko Suvin -- The number of the beast / Barry N. Malzberg -- On the origins of genre / Paul Kincaid -- SF and the genological jungle / Darko Suvin -- The readers of hard science fiction / James Gunn -- Science fiction and 'literature', or, The conscience of the king / Samuel R. Delany -- Science fiction and Mrs. Brown / Ursula K. Le Guin -- I could have been a contender ... / Barry N. Malzberg -- Introduction to Trillion year spree / Brian W. Aldiss with David Wingrove -- On the origin of species: Mary Shelley / Brian W. Aldiss with David Wingrove -- The roots of science fiction / Robert Scholes -- Science fiction and the dimension of myth / Alexei and Cory Panshin -- Some notes toward the true and the terrible / Barry N. Malzberg -- Wrong rabbit / Barry N. Malzberg -- The 'field' and the 'wave' : the history of New worlds / Colin Greenland -- Space opera redefined / David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer -- The golden age of science fiction is twelve / David Hartwell -- Some presumptuous approaches to science fiction / Samuel R. Delany -- Touchstones / James Gunn -- A user's guide to the postmoderns / Michael Swanwick -- Science fiction without the future / Judith Berman -- Slipstream / James Patrick Kelly.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-361) and index.
LCCN	2004013012
ISBN	081084902X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Speculations on speculation : theories of science fiction / edited by James Gunn, Matthew Candelaria.

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