Title Celestial hellscapes : cosmology as the key to the Strugatskiis' science fictions / Kevin Reese

Published Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource Series Real twentieth century Contents The Strugatskiis' Pushkinian cosmology -- A biography through astronomy -- Minor planets: the Strugatskiis' earlier experiments in cosmology -- The hell of the ignorant: The Second Martian Invasion -- Poincare's starless hell: The Inhabited Island -- Exceptions to the laws of thermodynamics: Roadside Picnic -- "Long live darkness!": A Billion Years Until the End of the World -- The island universe and the copper doorknob: The Doomed City -- Chronic bewilderment and astronomical "fact": Those Burdened by Evil -- Coda. "Day and night my man in black gives me no peace ... ": The Yids of the City of Peter Summary The common thread of astronomy is fantastically important for understanding the Strugatskiis' works--their most important works are experiments in cosmology. This book explores how the Strugatskiis cosmological explorations are among the most fundamental elements of their art. It also examines how these explorations connect to their predecessors in the Russian literary tradition Analysis 20th century literature A Billion Years Until the End of the World Aleksandr Pushkin Andrei Tarkovsky Arkady Strugatskii Arkady Strugatsky Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Astronomy Boris Strugatskii Boris Strugatsky Cosmology Literary studies Post-WWII Soviet literature Roadside Picnic Russian authors Russian literature Russian science fiction Science fiction Soviet Union literature Soviet authors Soviet literature Soviet science fiction Strugatskii brothers Strugatskii Strugatsky brothers Strugatsky Svoiet art The Doomed City The Inhabited Island The Second Martian Invasion The Stalker The Yids of the City of Peter The Zone Those Burdened by Evil comparative literature postmodern literature postmodernism twentieth century literature twentieth-century literature Notes In English Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Strugat︠s︡kiĭ, Arkadiĭ, 1925-1991 -- Criticism and interpretation Strugat︠s︡kiĭ, Boris, 1933-2012 -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Strugat︠s︡kiĭ, Arkadiĭ, 1925-1991 fast Strugat︠s︡kiĭ, Boris, 1933-2012 fast Subject Science fiction, Russian -- Soviet Union -- History and criticism Cosmology in literature. Astronomy in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Russian & Former Soviet Union. LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Former Soviet Union Astronomy in literature Cosmology in literature Science fiction, Russian Soviet Union Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2019003686 ISBN 161811980X 9781618119803

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