Orbiting Ray Bradbury's Mars

Biographical, Anthropological, Literary, Scientific and Other Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7864-7576-6
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 434 g

Reihe: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy

This essay collection explores the life and work of scifi doyen Ray Bradbury from a variety of perspectives. Noting the impact of the Southwest on Bradbury, some of the essays analyse Bradbury's southwest metaphors: colonial pollution of a pristine ecology, the impacts of a colonial invasion upon an indigenous population, the meeting of cultures with different values and physical aspects. Other essays view Bradbury via the lens of post-colonialism, drawing parallels between such works as The Martian Chronicles and real-life colonialism and its effects. Others view Bradbury sociologically, analysing border issues in his 1947 New Yorker story I See You Never, written long before the issue of Mexican deportees appeared on the American literary horizon. From the scientific side, four essays by astronomers document how Bradbury formed the minds of many budding scientists with his vision. On August 22, 2012, the Martian landing site of the ""Curiosity"" rover in the Gale Crater was named ""Bradbury"". This honour shows that Bradbury forms a significant link between the worlds of fiction and planetary science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McMillan, Gloria

Palumbo, Donald E.

Sullivan, Iii C. W.

Über Autor(innen)

Gloria McMillan is a research associate at the University of Arizona and teaches English and literature at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona. She lives in Tucson.

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 Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.