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52. Classical Traditions in Science Fiction edited by Brett M Rogers and Benjamin Eldon Stevens
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swisstone has a chapter in it. It's an academic work examining the use of various classical works in science fiction (films, books & comics).
It's an academic work in a field which is only just adjacent to my areas of competence, and I am not familiar with most of the classical sources nor some of the science fiction works, so it was quite an effort.
As with most collections, some chapters were more interesting to me than others. I was particularly interested in the Canticle for Leibowitz chapter, which I've always seen as riffing on medieval themes rather than classical.. I have, however, come away with a reading list (both classical and modern!).
I've come away with a long list of books I want to read and films to watch; that's always a good thing.
52. Classical Traditions in Science Fiction edited by Brett M Rogers and Benjamin Eldon Stevens
I became aware of this because
swisstone has a chapter in it. It's an academic work examining the use of various classical works in science fiction (films, books & comics).It's an academic work in a field which is only just adjacent to my areas of competence, and I am not familiar with most of the classical sources nor some of the science fiction works, so it was quite an effort.
As with most collections, some chapters were more interesting to me than others. I was particularly interested in the Canticle for Leibowitz chapter, which I've always seen as riffing on medieval themes rather than classical.. I have, however, come away with a reading list (both classical and modern!).
I've come away with a long list of books I want to read and films to watch; that's always a good thing.
