ENG 503 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Harlan Ellison, H. G. Wells, Robert A. Heinlein

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 503
• Professor: David Copeland

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Historical development of science fiction, 1890s 2001: cyberpunk, new wave, literature of exploration, self discovery. Social commentary on the world around you. Language (theories of, inconsistency of, how it shapes thought and fantasy) Fyi: a good college level dictionary, canadian writer"s reference by diana hacker. Essay march 21, 5-7 pages, everything done up to midterm. Midterm: essay questions, choose a few, 3 on moreau, 1 on dispossessed maybe. Exam will be on whole semester"s worth. Begins in britain with h g wells in 1896 with the island of dr moreau: beginning with wells means encountering one of the so called fathers of science. Nationality: brits and french get sci fi started, but americans made it popular by writing more short stories and comics, films, radio, tv. In the 70s, atomic radiation and creatures come to life. As a novelist associated with new wave sci fi, the catch term for a whole generation of 1960s-