Reading and Revolution on the Horizon of Myth and History
Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4835741 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth J Knoespel (0009-0003-3856-6595, corresponding author), Kenneth Knoespel |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 109-136 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Configurations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1063-1801 • E-ISSN: 1080-6520 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/con.2012.0000 |
| OpenAlex | W2091263968 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
Through a reciprocal writing of Terran and Martian histories, Robinson dismantles ideological frames that shaped the Earth's failed revolutions of the twentieth century. Rather than succumbing to cynicism, Robinson's pragmatic work carries an optimism that depends on sharing faith that human evolution will learn from an epic history of the Earth's ruination. The act of reading Robinson's trilogy requires continuous engagement in figuring and refiguring scenarios of the future. Through an array of topoi , Robinson shapes motifs that fuse personal histories with historiography. What we may learn from the spoil of the Earth becomes rendered ever more precisely through a history of Mars that we participate in imagining
Archaeology · Art · Astrobiology · Historiography · Ideology · Literature · Mars Exploration Program · Martian · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Trilogy · Witness · History · Law · Philosophy · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2019 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |