In the following essay, Weissert examines Lem's investigation of the human mind and evolutionary consciousness in his fiction, particularly as reflected in his portrayal of inorganic extraterre...
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In the following essay, Helford draws upon Alice Jardine's concept of “gynesis” and the psychoanalytic theory proposed by Jacques Lacan to elucidate metaphorical representations o...
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In the following essay, Geier examines Lem's fictional ocean in Solaris as a model for understanding how imaginary conceptions and phenomena are given linguistic reality in science fiction writ...
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In the following essay, Easterbrook draws upon Sigmund Freud's description of “The Uncanny” and the theoretical statements of Jacques Derrida and Jean Baudrillard to explore aspec...
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In the following essay, Tighe examines the social and literary context of Lem's fiction and publishing history in communist Poland, drawing attention to his sociopolitical concerns, particularl...
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In the following essay, Geier analyzes the mechanisms of meaning offered by the ocean in Stanislaw Lem's science fiction novel Solaris.
It is a commonplace that human consciousness can refer...
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Teaching Solaris
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Solaris Lesson Plans contain 116 pages of teaching material, including:
Polish science-fiction author (b. Sept. 12, 1921, Lwow, Pol. [now
Lviv, Ukraine
]—d. March 27, 2006,
Krakow, Pol.
), wrote both traditional science fiction and dark allegorical tales that v...
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MEXICO CITY, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Pumas UNAM notched the
biggest win of the Mexican season on Sunday when they thumped
hapless Veracruz 8-0. Argentine Esteban Solari hit a hat-trick, Pablo Barrera an...
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In the late 1990s, Sun Microsystems Inc. promoted itself as "the dot in dot-com" _ a strategy that proved painful when the technology bubble burst.But now that venture capital is again flowing to s...
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Dell Inc. has agreed to install Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Solaris operating system in some of its servers, the companies announced Wednesday, signaling Sun's latest truce with a former rival.The chie...
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Two longtime rivals in computing, IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc., plan to cooperate on server technologies, a move that could put pressure on their joint competitor Hewlett-Packard Co.Sun's ch...
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Santiago (dpa) - A snow and wind storm prevented the 100
passengers and 54 crew of a Canadian-owned cruise liner that struck
ice Friday in the Antarctic Ocean off the coast ...
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Sun Microsystems Inc. returned to solid profitability Tuesday after years of red ink, easily exceeding Wall Street's tepid expectations thanks to the growing popularity of its corporate computers a...
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Santiago/London (dpa) - Around 100 passengers and 54 crew of a
Canadian-owned cruise liner that struck ice in the Antarctic Ocean
off the coast of Argentina have been rescue...
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Critical Essay by Thomas P. Weissert
Lem, Stanislaw
