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Speculative fiction umbrella phrase encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres , specifically science fiction , fantasy , horror , supernatural fiction , superhero fiction , utopian and dystopian fiction , apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction , and alternate history in literature as well as related static, motion, and virtual arts.
It has been around since humans began to speak. The earliest forms of speculative fiction were likely mythological tales told around the campfire. Speculative fiction deals with the "What if?" scenarios imagined by dreamers and thinkers worldwide. Journeys to other worlds through the vast reaches of distant space; magical quests to free worlds enslaved by terrible beings; malevolent supernatural powers seeking to increase their spheres of influence across multiple dimensions and times; all of these fall into the realm of speculative fiction.
Speculative fiction as a category ranges from ancient works to cutting edge , paradigm -changing, and neotraditional works of the 21st century. It can be recognized in works whose authors' intentions or the social contexts of the versions of stories they portrayed is now known. For example, Ancient Greek dramatists such as Euripides , whose play Medea (play) Athenian audiences when he fictionally speculated that shamaness Medea killed her own children instead of their being killed by other Corinthians after her departure. The play Hippolytus Aphrodite , is suspected to have displeased contemporary audiences of the day because it portrayed Phaedra as too lusty.
In historiography , what is now called speculative fiction has previously been termed "historical invention", "historical fiction ," and other similar names. It is extensively noted in the literary criticism of the works of William Shakespeare when he co-locates Athenian Duke Theseus and Amazonian Queen Hippolyta , English fairy Puck , and Roman god Cupid all together in the fairyland of its Merovingian Germanic sovereign Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream mythography it has been termed "mythopoesis" or mythopoeia , "fictional speculation", the creative design and generation of lore, regarding such works as J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings supernatural , alternate history , and sexuality themes continue in works produced within the modern speculative fiction genre.
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch various accolades , including a British Academy Television Award , a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence Olivier Award , in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards , two British Academy Film Awards , and four Golden Globes . In 2014, Time 100 most influential people in the world , and in 2015, he was appointed a CBE for services to performing arts and charity.
Cumberbatch studied drama at the
Victoria University of Manchester and obtained a
Master of Arts in classical acting at the
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . He began acting in
Shakespearean theatre productions before making his
West End debut in
Richard Eyre 's revival of
Hedda Gabler in 2005. Since then, he has starred in
Royal National Theatre productions of
After the Dance (2010) and
Frankenstein (2011), winning the
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for the latter. In 2015, he played the
title role in
Hamlet at the
Barbican Theatre . (
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The Prisoner is a British television series created by
Patrick McGoohan , who stars as
Number Six , a nameless British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a
mysterious coastal village after resigning from his position. The
allegorical plotlines of the series contain elements of
science fiction ,
psychological drama , and
spy fiction . It was produced by Everyman Films for distribution by
Lew Grade 's
ITC Entertainment .
A single series of 17 episodes was filmed between September 1966 and January 1968, with exterior location filming primarily taking place in the Welsh seaside village of Portmeirion . Interiors were filmed at MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood , Hertfordshire . The series was first broadcast in Canada beginning on 5 September 1967, in the UK on 29 September 1967, and in the United States on 1 June 1968. (Full article...
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Remember that Jules Verne was a sort of Shakespeare of science fiction, and we would feel derelict if we did not give his stories in our columns.
”
—
T. O'Conor Sloane (1851–1940), "Discussions"
Amazing Stories (January 1927). This quote is notable for being the first "modern use" of the term science fiction.
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Robida's 20th century house A typical 20th-century aerial rotating house, as drawn by Albert Robida ca.1883. The drawing shows a dwelling structure in the scientific romance airship with a fish-shaped balloon in the sky, while a woman rides a bucket elevator on the left. Meanwhile, children fly a kite from the balcony as a dog watches from its rooftop doghouse . (POTD )
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See also these convention lists: anime , comic book , furry , gaming , multigenre , and science fiction .
Selected article Draco Malfoy is a fictional character and a major antagonist in
J. K. Rowling 's
Harry Potter series. He is a student in
Harry Potter 's year belonging in the
Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies,
Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle , who act as
henchmen . Draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who tricks and hurts people to get what he wants; he is also a cunning user of magic. He was played by
Tom Felton in the
Harry Potter film series, while
Lox Pratt is set to portray him in the TV series adaptation. (
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Births
Deaths
1911 - Emilio Salgari (b. 1862), an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction in Italy1998 - Clifford D. Simak (b. 1904), an American science fiction writerAnniversaries and events
1987 - Brick Bradford
Possible events in the future as suggested by science fiction:
The EVE Gate , a natural wormhole leading to New Eden, collapses in 8061. Around the year 18,000,000, a "half-plastic denizen" of the interior of a planet beyond Pluto exchanges his mind with the Great Race of Yith.
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