Gothic science fiction : 1818 to the present /: 1818 to the present. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sian MacArthur.
• Authors: MacArthur, Sian
• Contents: 1: 'One Dreary Night': Early Science Fiction and the Gothic; 2. 'Mad? Is one who has solved the secret of life to be considered mad?': The Role of the Mad Scientist in Gothic Science Fiction; 3. 'The Last Man in the World': Gothic Motif in the Apocalyptical Novel; 4. 'Its life, Jim, but not as we know it': The Gothic Monster in Science Fiction; 5. 'One day, I shall come back. Yes, I shall come back': Immortality and the Fight for Humanity in Gothic Science Fiction; 6. 'Henceforth you shall be known as Darth Vader': The Battle between Good and Evil in Gothic Science Fiction; 7. 'We are forever in debt to the Dynamic Duo': The Role of the Superhero in Gothic Science Fiction; 8. 'Science Fiction and Gothic?...It is strange that the genres should cross at all': In Conclusion – Understanding Gothic Science Fiction
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 823.0876209164; Science fiction, English -- History and criticism; Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English -- History and criticism; Gothic & Romance; Media Studies; The arts; Humanities
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137389282; 1137389281
• Related ISBNs: 9781137389268
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.