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Science Fiction and the Two Cultures
Essays on Bridging the Gap Between the Sciences and the Humanities
Edited by Gary Westfahl and George Slusser Series Editors Donald E. Palumbo and C.W. Sullivan III

ISBN 978-0-7864-4297-3
tables, notes, bibliographies, index
290pp. softcover 2009

Description
Essays in this volume demonstrate how science fiction can serve as a bridge between the sciences and the humanities. The essays show how early writers like Dante and Mary Shelley revealed a gradual shift toward a genuine understanding of science; how H.G. Wells first showed the possibilities of combining scientific and humanistic perspectives; how writers influenced by Gernsback’s ideas, like Isaac Asimov, illustrated the ways that literature could interact with science and assist in its progress; and how more recent writers offer critiques of science and its practitioners.

About the Author
Gary Westfahl teaches at the University of California, Riverside. A prolific writer and editor, he earned the Science Fiction Research Association’s Pilgrim Award for his lifetime contributions to science fiction and fantasy scholarship.

George Slusser is a professor emeritus of comparative literature at the University of California, Riverside. The longtime curator of the famed Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, he also earned the Pilgrim Award for his numerous scholarly books.

Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He lives in Greenville.

C.W. Sullivan III is in the English department at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

Other Book(s) by Gary Westfahl Available from McFarland:

Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction



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