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Format: 1 online resource (vi, 322 pages) : , digital, PDF file(s).

ISBN: 9781787447974 (ebook)

Content: Shows German Science Fiction's connections with utopian thought, and how it attempts Zukunftsbewältigung: coping with an uncertain but also unwritten future.

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Additional Edition: Print version: ISBN 9781640140356

Language: English

Subjects: General works

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Format: vi, 322 Seiten

ISBN: 9781640140356 , 1640140352

Series Statement: Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture

Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 275-314

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Cornils, Ingo, 1958 - Beyond tomorrow Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2020 ISBN 9781787447974

Additional Edition: ISBN 9781787449879

Language: English

Subjects: German Studies , General works

Keywords: Deutsch ; Science-Fiction-Literatur ; Utopie ; Geschichte 1897-2019 ; Deutschland ; Science-Fiction-Film ; Utopie ; Geschichte ; Deutsch ; Science-Fiction-Literatur ; Geschichte 1897-2019 ; Deutschland ; Science-Fiction-Film ; Geschichte 1927-2020

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Author information: Cornils, Ingo 1958-

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Format: 1 online resource (vi, 322 pages) : , digital, PDF file(s).

ISBN: 1-78744-987-4 , 1-78744-797-9

Series Statement: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture ; 214

Content: Shows German Science Fiction's connections with utopian thought, and how it attempts Zukunftsbewältigung: coping with an uncertain but also unwritten future.

Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Sep 2020). , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Note on the Translations -- , Introduction -- , Part I. The Great Discourse on the Future -- , 1: Utopians and Utopian Thought -- , 2: Futurists and Futures Studies -- , 3: Utopian/Dystopian Writers and Utopian/Dystopian Fiction -- , 4: Science Fiction: The Nexus of Utopianism, Futurism, and Utopian Fiction -- , Part II. German Science Fiction in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries -- , 5: Some Preliminary Thoughts on German Science Fiction -- , 6: First Contact: Martians, Sentient Plants, and Swarm Intelligences -- , 7: The Shock of the New: Mega Cities, Machines, and Rockets -- , 8: Utopian Experiments: Island Idylls, Glass Beads, and Eugenic Nightmares -- , 9: To the Stars! Cosmic Supermen and Bauhaus in Space -- , 10: Visions of the End: Catastrophism and Moral Entropy -- , 11: Virtual Realities: Caught in the Matrix -- , 12: Alternative Histories: Into the Heart of Darkness -- , 13: Big Brother Is Watching Us: Who Is Watching Big Brother? -- , 14: Artificial Intelligences: The Rise of the Thinking Machines -- , 15: Eternal Life: At What Cost? -- , 16: Social Satires: Of Empty Slogans and Empty Hearts -- , 17: Critical Posthumanism: Twilight of the Species or a New Dawn? -- , 18: High Concept: Time, the Universe, and Everything -- , Conclusion -- , Appendix 1: Chronological List of German SF Novels—A Selection -- , Appendix 2: Chronological List of German SF Films—A Selection -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index

Additional Edition: Print version: ISBN 9781640140356

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-64014-035-2

Language: English

Subjects: General works

DOI: 10.1515/9781787447974