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Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy

By Donald E. Palumbo , C.W. Sullivan III , Janet Brennan Croft , Series Editor Donald E. Palumbo , Series Editor C.W. Sullivan III

Book information

Publisher
McFarland
Year
2013
ISBN
0786468335, 9780786468331
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
920 kB (942042 bytes)
Series
Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Pages
216\217
Topic
Literature Literary
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-08-15 14:32:53
Литературоведение;Теория литературы;Теория литерат

Description

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 critical insights into 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.

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