{"product_id":"the-legacy-of-olaf-stapledon-critical-essays-and-an-unpublished-manuscript-9780313261145","title":"The Legacy of Olaf Stapledon: Critical Essays and an Unpublished Manuscript","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough better known today for such classic and influential science fiction novels as \u003ci\u003eLast and First Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOdd John\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Maker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSirius\u003c\/i\u003e, Olaf Stapledon also wrote eight other science fiction books, seven volumes of philosophy and social criticism, and hundreds of reviews, lectures, and articles. Common to all his works is a moral vision that is characterized by ecstatic joy and revolutionary zeal, though tempered by detachment and skepticism. This is the first book collection of original essays devoted entirely to Stapledon. Where previous critical interpretation has concentrated on individual works by the author, these essays deal with larger issues in Stapledon's writings and with his relationship to such forces as Marxism and literary modernism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe articles develop new avenues for the exploration of Stapledon's work, focusing on philosophical, linguistic, political, and structural elements, and showing how Stapledon's non-fictional writing may illuminate aspects of the fiction. In addition, the book includes Stapledon's hitherto unpublished manuscript Letters to the Future as well as a primary and secondary bibliography. An important contribution to the study of science fiction and fantasy, \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Olaf Stapledon\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to scholars and students of Stapledon and of the genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Elkins, Martin Greenberg, Patrick McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Contributions in Legal Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313261145","brand":"Praeger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710654877833,"sku":"9780313261145","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_7bc9fc00-7e91-48fe-92ff-ee8a207959f3.jpg?v=1719540982","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-legacy-of-olaf-stapledon-critical-essays-and-an-unpublished-manuscript-9780313261145","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}