Science, Technology and Magic in The Witcher (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Trade paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Serie
Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Antal sidor
290
Utgivningsdatum
2023-02-13
Förlag
McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensioner
222 x 148 x 18 mm
Vikt
409 g
ISBN
9781476683850

Science, Technology and Magic in The Witcher

A Medievalist Spin on Modern Monsters

av Kristine Larsen, Donald E Palumbo, C W Sullivan Iii, Iii C W Sullivan
Häftad,  Engelska, 2023-02-13
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As Andrzej Sapkowski was fleshing out his character Geralt of Rivia for a writing contest, he did not set out to write a science textbook--or even a work of science fiction. However, the world that Sapkowski created in his series The Witcher resulted in a valuable reflection of real-world developments in science and technology. As the Witcher books have been published across decades, the sorcery in the series acts as an extension of the modern science it grows alongside. This book explores the fascinating entanglement of science and magic that lies at the heart of Sapkowski's novel series and its widely popular video game and television adaptations. This is the first English-language book-length treatment of magic and science in the Witcher universe. These are examined through the lenses of politics, religion, history and mythology. Sapkowski's richly detailed universe investigates the sociology of science and ponders some of the most pressing modern technological issues, such as genetic engineering, climate change, weapons of mass destruction, sexism, speciesism and environmentalism. Chapters explore the unsettling realization that the greatest monsters are frequently human, and their heinous acts often involve the unwitting hand of science.
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Kristine Larsen, Donald E Palumbo, C W Sullivan Iii, Iii C W Sullivan

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Kristine Larsen is a professor of astronomy at Central Connecticut State University, where her teaching and research focus on the intersections between science and society. Her publications include numerous articles and book chapters on J.R.R. Tolkien's uses of astronomy in his writings.

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