Celestial hellscapes : cosmology as the key to the Strugatskiis' science fictions /

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The common thread of astronomy is fantastically important for understanding the Strugatskiis' works--their most important works are experiments in cosmology. This book explores how the Strugatskiis cosmological explorations are among the most fundamental elements of their art. It also examines...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reese, Kevin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2019.
Colección:Real twentieth century
Temas:
Strugat͡skiĭ, Arkadiĭ, > 1925-1991 > Criticism and interpretation.
Strugat͡skiĭ, Boris, > 1933-2012 > Criticism and interpretation.
Strugat͡skiĭ, Arkadiĭ, > 1925-1991
Strugat͡skiĭ, Boris, > 1933-2012
Science fiction, Russian > Soviet Union > History and criticism.
Cosmology in literature.
Astronomy in literature.
Cosmologie dans la littérature.
Astronomie dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Russian & Former Soviet Union.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Former Soviet Union
Astronomy in literature
Cosmology in literature
Science fiction, Russian
Soviet Union
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Strugatskiis' Pushkinian cosmology
  • A biography through astronomy
  • Minor planets: the Strugatskiis' earlier experiments in cosmology
  • The hell of the ignorant: The Second Martian Invasion
  • Poincare's starless hell: The Inhabited Island
  • Exceptions to the laws of thermodynamics: Roadside Picnic
  • "Long live darkness!": A Billion Years Until the End of the World
  • The island universe and the copper doorknob: The Doomed City
  • Chronic bewilderment and astronomical "fact": Those Burdened by Evil
  • Coda. "Day and night my man in black gives me no peace ... ": The Yids of the City of Peter.

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