Clockworks - (Bibliographies and Indexes in World Literature) Annotated by Richard D Erlich & Thomas P Dunn (Hardcover)

About the Book

This volume provides an annotated list of works related to the interaction of humans and machines in SF, a field which includes science fiction, some fantasy and horror, and related types of speculative works. Though the book focuses on works produced in English between 1895 and 1990, foreign language material and works produced before 1895 and after 1990 are included as well. The reference contains works in a range of media, with entries grouped in chapters on literature, literary criticism, drama and dramatic criticism, graphic and plastic arts, music, and background. Each entry includes an annotation that overviews the significance of the human/machine interface in the work cited. The usefulness of the work is increased by the thorough author, title, and keyword and theme indexes.

Book Synopsis

This volume provides an annotated list of works related to the interaction of humans and machines in SF, a field which includes science fiction, some fantasy and horror, and related types of speculative works. Though the book focuses on works produced in English between 1895 and 1990, foreign language material and works produced before 1895 and after 1990 are included as well. The reference contains works in a range of media, with entries grouped in chapters on literature, literary criticism, drama and dramatic criticism, graphic and plastic arts, music, and background. Each entry includes an annotation that overviews the significance of the human/machine interface in the work cited. The usefulness of the work is increased by the thorough author, title, and keyword and theme indexes.

Review Quotes

?. . . researchers initiating work on current Cyberpunk fiction or its robotic ancestors will find Erlich and Dunn an invaluable first source. A highly useful addition for any library, academic or public.?-Choice, December 1993

?For students and researchers of the science fiction genre, this book provides annotated lists of works related to the interaction of humans and machines in the fields of fantasy, horror, and speculation, with the emphasis on material in the English language.?-Classic Images

." . . researchers initiating work on current Cyberpunk fiction or its robotic ancestors will find Erlich and Dunn an invaluable first source. A highly useful addition for any library, academic or public."-Choice, December 1993

"For students and researchers of the science fiction genre, this book provides annotated lists of works related to the interaction of humans and machines in the fields of fantasy, horror, and speculation, with the emphasis on material in the English language."-Classic Images

About the Author

RICHARD D. ERLICH is Professor of English at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. His previous publications include The Mechanical God (Greenwood Press, 1982), and Clockwork Worlds (Greenwood Press, 1983).

THOMAS P. DUNN is Professor Emeritus of English at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. His previous publications include The Mechanical God (Greenwood Press, 1982), and Clockwork Worlds (Greenwood Press, 1983).