Author:
Milner, Andrew, author.
ImprintLiverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2020.
Descriptionix, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note:Ice, Fire and Flood: A Short Pre-History of Climate Fiction -- A Theoretical Interlude -- Climate Fiction and the World Literary System -- The Classical Dystopia in Climate Fiction -- The Critical Dystopia in Climate Fiction -- The Problem of Fatalism in Dystopian Climate Fiction -- Base Reality Texts and Eutopias -- Cli-Fi in Other Media -- Changing the Climate: Some Provisional Conclusions.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-216) and index.
Note:This is a timely, comprehensive and thoroughly researched study of climate fiction from around the world, including novels, short stories, films and other formats. Informed by a sociological perspective, it will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars looking to enter and expand the field of climate fiction studies.
