Robert A. Heinlein is generally recognized as the most important American science fiction writer of the 20th century. This is the first detailed critical examination of his entire career. It is not a biography--that is being done in a two-volume work by William Patterson. Instead, this book looks at each piece of fiction (and a few pieces of sf-related nonfiction) that Heinlein wrote, chronologically by date of publication, in order to consider what each contributes to his overall accomplishment. The aim is to be fair, to look clearly at the strengths and weaknesses of the writings that have inspired generations of readers and writers.

The Heritage of Heinlein: A Critical Reading of the Fiction (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy, 42)

Literature & Fiction

Sanders, Joe

Clareson, Thomas D.

Genre Fiction

McFarland Company

Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction: The Formative Period (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)

Provides an overview of the field of science fiction during its evolutionary period from stories in pulp magazines to one of the most popular forms of the contemporary novel. The author follows the development of various themes, such as the nuclear holocaust and humanity.

History & Criticism

Univ of South Carolina Pr

During the past 50 years American science fiction has become one of the most popular forms of fiction throughout the world. It provides the best index to the impact of all fields of science, as well as technology, on the literary and popular imaginations. Indeed, it has helped to shape the dreams that lie behind the worldwide interest in space exploration, while at the same time it has provided the cutting edge of social and political criticism and satire. Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction undertakes an overview of the field during those crucial decades when it evolved from a form of fiction in the pulp magazines to one of the most popular forms of the contemporary novel. Clareson traces the principal thematic strains of the field, from the view of a technologically triumphant humanity that foresaw nuclear holocaust and an earthy dystopia, to the rich diversity of the 1960s. Writers such as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, John W. Campbell, Ray Bradbury, Marjorie Nicolson, Max Ehrlich, Judith Merril, and Kurt Vonnegut are featured.

Clareson, Alice

University of South Carolina Press

Provides bibliographical listings of book reviews and critical essays which discuss and analyze various aspects of science fiction themes in literature, art, and cinema

Science Fiction Criticism: An Annotated Checklist

Kent State Univ Pr

Frederik Pohl

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Borgo Pr

Robert Silverberg (Starmont Reader's Guide ; 18)

Contemporary

Examines the science fiction novels and short stories of Robert Silverberg and discusses the development of his literary style

Examines the major works of the science fiction writer

Frederik Pohl (Starmont Readers Guide, 39)

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The Heritage of Heinlein: A Critical Reading of the Fiction (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy, 42)

Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction: The Formative Period (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)

Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction: The Formative Period (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)

Science Fiction Criticism: An Annotated Checklist

Frederik Pohl

Robert Silverberg (Starmont Reader's Guide ; 18)

Robert Silverberg (Starmont Reader's Guide ; 18)

Frederik Pohl

Frederik Pohl (Starmont Readers Guide, 39)