{"product_id":"worlds-enough-and-time-explorations-of-time-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy-hardcover","title":"Worlds Enough and Time: Explorations of Time in Science Fiction and Fantasy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Westfahl\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Slusser\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid A. Leiby\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith our lives firmly controlled by the steady pace of time, humans have yearned for ways to escape its constraints, and authors have responded with narratives about traveling far into the past or future, reversing the flow of time, or creating alternate universes where Napoleon was triumphant at Waterloo or the South won the Civil War. Writers ranging from Dante and Lewis Carroll to Philip K. Dick and Martin Amis have probed into the workings of time, and an overwhelming desire to master time reverberates throughout popular culture. This book considers how imaginative works involving time and time travel reflect ongoing scientific concerns and examine the human condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe scope of the volume is unusually wide, covering such topics as Dante, the major novels of the 19th century, and stories and films of the 1990s. The book concludes with a lengthy bibliography of short stories and novels, films and television programs, and nonfiction works that feature time travel or speculations about time. With a roster of contributors that includes several of the field's major scholars, this book offers many new insights into this fascinating subject.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Westfahl\u003c\/b\u003e is adjunct professor at the University of La Verne, CA. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eNo Cure for the Future\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eUnearthly Visions\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eWorlds Enough and Time\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eSpace and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and \u003ci\u003eCosmic Engineers\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), all available from Greenwood Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Slusser\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Riverside. He has written several books about science fiction authors and coedited numerous scholarly studies. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eUnearthly Visions: Approaches to Science Fiction and Fantasy Art\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), both available from Greenwood Press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Leiby\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.92 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748757176608,"sku":"9780313317064","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8831b442fd07f7e256c349cb48b586e8.webp?v=1779915340","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/worlds-enough-and-time-explorations-of-time-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}