{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-science-fiction-paperback","title":"Shakespeare and Science Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Annes Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e Sarah Annes Brown investigates why so many science fiction writers have turned to Shakespeare when imagining humanity's future. He and his works become a kind of touchstone for the species in much science fiction, both transcending and exemplifying what it means to be human. Writers have used Shakespeare in a range of often contradictory ways. He is associated with freedom and with tyranny, with optimistic visions of space exploration and with the complete destruction of the human race. His works have been invoked to justify the existence of humanity, but have also frequently been coopted for their own purposes by alien life forms or artificial intelligences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e is the first extended study of Shakespeare's influence on the genre. It draws on over a hundred works across different science fiction media, identifying recurring patterns - and telling contradictions - in the way science fiction engages with Shakespeare. It includes discussions of time travel, alternate history, dystopias, space opera, posthuman identity and post-apocalyptic fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Annes Brown is Professor of English Literature at Anglia Ruskin University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47404136759474,"sku":"9781835537763","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b37c46c2cae6ba194d1d38b74c0afa75.webp?v=1778152957","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/shakespeare-and-science-fiction-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}