The Unexpected Universe of Doris Lessing by Katherine Fishburn
In this first study of Doris Lessing's science fiction, Fishburn devotes a chapter to each of Lessing's seven novels.-
Folklore and the Fantastic in Twelve Modern Irish Novels
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The Intersection of Science Fiction and Philosophy
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Chaos Theory, Asimov's Foundations and Robots, and Herbert's Dune
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The Transcendent Adventure
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Formula Fiction?
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A Better Country
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Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy
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Unearthly Visions
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The Aesthetics of Ambivalence
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The Fantastic Vampire
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State of the Fantastic
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Clockwork Worlds
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Aspects of Fantasy
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Transformations of Language in Modern Dystopias
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Space and Beyond
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Spiritual Exploration in the Works of Doris Lessing
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The Reclamation of a Queen
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Contours of the Fantastic
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Transrealist Fiction
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Eros in the Mind's Eye
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Ultimate Island
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Science and Destabilization in the Modern American Gothic
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Science Fiction for Young Readers
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The Fantastic in World Literature and the Arts
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Robert Silverberg's Many Trapdoors
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Reflections on the Fantastic
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Visions of the Fantastic
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The Mechanical God
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Strange Constellations
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Flashes of the Fantastic
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Great Themes of Science Fiction
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Death and the Serpent
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Comic Tones in Science Fiction
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Spectrum of the Fantastic
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Young Adult Science Fiction
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Monsters, Mushroom Clouds, and the Cold War
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More Real Than Reality
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Science Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture
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Robbe-Grillet and the Fantastic
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Seven Masters of Supernatural Fiction
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Staging the Impossible
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Phoenix From the Ashes
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The Poetic Fantastic
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When World Views Collide
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A Literary Symbiosis
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Forms of the Fantastic
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Science Fiction Fandom
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The Celebration of the Fantastic
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Trajectories of the Fantastic
KATHERINE FISHBURN is Professor of English at Michigan State University, where she teaches courses in African American literature, twentieth-century literature, women's literature, and cultural studies. She is author of a book on Richard Wright, a monograph on Doris Lessing, and three Greenwood Press titles: Reading Buchi Emecheta: Cross-Cultural Conversations (1995), The Unexpected Universe of Doris Lessing: A Study in Narrative Technique (1985), and Women in Popular Culture: A Reference Guide (1982).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780313234248 |
| ISBN 10 | 0313234248 |
| Title | The Unexpected Universe of Doris Lessing |
| Author | Katherine Fishburn |
| Series | Contributions To The Study Of Science Fiction And Fantasy Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 1985-12-06 |
| Number of pages | 184 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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