Scholarly Edition (Early Classics of Science Fiction S.) - Hardcover

Stapledon, Olaf

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0819566926 ISBN 13: 9780819566928

Verlag: Wesleyan University Press, 2004

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Book by Stapledon Olaf

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"A buried treasure of 20th century literature reemerges in this splendid and practical edition. McCarthy's revealing introduction and notes display the genius of Star Maker to a new century." -- Robert Crossley, author of Olaf Stapledon: Speaking for the Future

Reseña del editor:

Widely regarded as one of the true classics of science fiction, Star Maker is a poetic and deeply philosophical work. The story details the mental journey of an unnamed narrator, who is transported not only to other worlds but also other galaxies and parallel universes, until he eventually becomes part of the "cosmic mind." First published in 1937, Olaf Stapledon's descriptions of alien life are a political commentary on human life in the turbulent inter-war years. The book challenges preconceived notions of intelligence and awareness, and ultimately argues for a broadened perspective that would free us from culturally ingrained thought and our inevitable anthropomorphism. This is the first scholarly edition of a book that influenced such writers as C.S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke and which Jorge Luis Borges called "a prodigious novel."

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Wesleyan University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0819566926
• ISBN 13: 9780819566928
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 356
• Herausgeber: McCarthy Patrick A.