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Lemography: Stanislaw Lem in the Eyes of the World (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies Lup)
Peter Swirski (Ed.)
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Description for Lemography: Stanislaw Lem in the Eyes of the World (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies Lup)
Hardcover. A unique collection of critical essays on writer and philosopher Stanislaw Lem, evaluating his influence on twentieth-century literature and culture. Editor(s): Swirski, Peter; Osadnik, Waclaw M. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 2AGP; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Lemography is a unique collection of critical essays on Stanislaw Lem, writer and philosopher. Its aim is to introduce aspects of his work hitherto unknown or neglected by scholarship and evaluate his influence on twentieth-century literature and culture—and beyond. The book’s uniqueness is enhanced by the global makeup of the contributors who hail from Canada, United States, Great Britain, Germany, Croatia, Poland, Sweden and Finland. In all cases, these are scholars and translators who for many years have pursued, and in some cases defined, Lem scholarship. Rather than study Lem as a science fiction writer, each essay commands a wider ... Read more
Lemography is a unique collection of critical essays on Stanislaw Lem, writer and philosopher. Its aim is to introduce aspects of his work hitherto unknown or neglected by scholarship and evaluate his influence on twentieth-century literature and culture—and beyond. The book’s uniqueness is enhanced by the global makeup of the contributors who hail from Canada, United States, Great Britain, Germany, Croatia, Poland, Sweden and Finland. In all cases, these are scholars and translators who for many years have pursued, and in some cases defined, Lem scholarship. Rather than study Lem as a science fiction writer, each essay commands a wider ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
Series
Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781381205
SKU
V9781781381205
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About Peter Swirski (Ed.)
Peter Swirski is Professor of American Literature and American Studies at the University of Bahrain and Honorary Professor in China. Waclaw M. Osadnik is Professor of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
Reviews for Lemography: Stanislaw Lem in the Eyes of the World (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies Lup)
Reviews 'As Lem scholarship grows in size, readers will find plenty of well-articulated thought in these works to ponder upon.' Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay, Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction 'Read Lem. And read Swirski. Or the other way around. Whichever way you do it, just do it.' The Montreal Review 'Lemography and Swirski’s Philosopher of the ... Read more