Unearthly Visions
Approaches to Science Fiction and Fantasy Art
Series: Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Gary Westfahl, George Slusser, Kathleen Church Plummer, ed.
0-313-31705-4/978-0-313-31705-7
Description
A pioneering scholarly examination of the rich and fascinating fields of science fiction and fantasy art, this book stimulates scholarly interest in these areas by offering both surveys of the entire history of these traditions and focused examinations of particular genres and artists. In contrast to existing studies of science fiction and fantasy art, this volume argues that the subject needs to be explored within different contexts, such as literary history, art history, and cultural history. In addition, it maintains that certain trends should be followed across the field, such as art displaying recurring iconic images and art related to particular subgenres.The volume places special emphasis on studies that connect science fiction and fantasy artists to the authors and works they have illustrated. The contributors include several internationally recognized and award-winning science fiction writers and scholars. In addition to its historical surveys, the book provides detailed examinations of space art, representative artists Richard M. Powers and Frank Frazetta, and the major illustrators of noted children's author Margaret Wise Brown and famed fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien.
About the Author
GARY WESTFAHL teaches at the Learning Center of the University of California, Riverside. He is the author, editor, or coeditor of 10 books on science fiction and fantasy, including
Space and Beyond: The Frontier Theme in Science Fiction
(2000),
Science Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture: Coming of Age in Fantasyland
(2000), and
Cosmic Engineers: A Study of Hard Science Fiction
(1996), which are available from Greenwood Press. He has also published more than 100 essays and reviews.
GEORGE SLUSSER is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Riverside. He has written several books about science fiction authors and has coedited numerous critical anthologies.
KATHLEEN CHURCH PLUMMER is Lecturer in Design at the University of California, Davis. She teaches courses on the decorative arts and interiors while also working and exhibiting as an artist in watercolor, collage, and printmaking.
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