Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 28 views

    Speculative Fiction

    Uploaded by

    Jazhel Osano
    This document discusses speculative fiction, a genre of fiction where authors speculate about alternate worlds different from reality. It often deals with future worlds or those involving magic, science, fantasy or the supernatural. The document outlines several subgenres of speculative fiction including science fiction, alternative histories, utopian/dystopian, horror, apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, fractured fairy tales, superhero, and fantasy fiction. Examples are provided for each subgenre.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Speculative Fiction

    Uploaded by

    Jazhel Osano
    28 views14 pages
    This document discusses speculative fiction, a genre of fiction where authors speculate about alternate worlds different from reality. It often deals with future worlds or those involving magic, science, fantasy or the supernatural. The document outlines several subgenres of speculative fiction including science fiction, alternative histories, utopian/dystopian, horror, apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, fractured fairy tales, superhero, and fantasy fiction. Examples are provided for each subgenre.

    Original Title

    Speculative-Fiction

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document discusses speculative fiction, a genre of fiction where authors speculate about alternate worlds different from reality. It often deals with future worlds or those involving magic, science, fantasy or the supernatural. The document outlines several subgenres of speculative fiction including science fiction, alternative histories, utopian/dystopian, horror, apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, fractured fairy tales, superhero, and fantasy fiction. Examples are provided for each subgenre.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    28 views14 pages

    Speculative Fiction

    Uploaded by

    Jazhel Osano
    This document discusses speculative fiction, a genre of fiction where authors speculate about alternate worlds different from reality. It often deals with future worlds or those involving magic, science, fantasy or the supernatural. The document outlines several subgenres of speculative fiction including science fiction, alternative histories, utopian/dystopian, horror, apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, fractured fairy tales, superhero, and fantasy fiction. Examples are provided for each subgenre.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 14

    21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

    Speculative
    Fiction
    PREPARED BY: RACHO, AARON MAYE B.
    Speculative
    Fiction
    It is a type of fictional genre where the
    author speculates alternate worlds that
    are unlike reality. Usually, the vision of
    the author’s world in this genre is based
    on the future.

    It does not need to be realistic since the


    author has the freedom to create
    another world where any possible forms
    of future can be explored.
    Elements of
    Speculative Fiction
    1. Magic
    2. Science
    3. Fantasy
    4. Alternate history or worlds
    5. The supernatural
    6. Horror
    Genres of
    Speculative
    Fiction
    Science Fiction
    It is a type of fiction wherein problems and obstacles in the story are resolved
    through science and technology.
    It is also a type of fiction that can be based from an existing theory that at some
    point can be possible.

    Back
    Ready
    to
    Player
    the
    One
    Future
    (2018)
    (1985)
    Alternative Histories
    It is a type of fiction wherein stories from what really happened in history have
    different outcomes.
    It is a type of fiction wherein the stories of history have alternate series of events.

    The Man The


    in the Alteration
    High Castle (1972)
    (1962)
    Utopian
    It is a type of fiction that depicts a desirable society.
    It is a type of fiction that presents a world that is perfect, happy, and problem-
    free.

    A
    Ecotopia Modern
    (1975) Utopia
    (1905)
    Dystopian
    It is a type of fiction that is dark in tone and presents a broken and dark type of
    society.
    The type of society in dystopian fiction is supposed to be perfect like a utopia
    but it presents a strong division among social classes.

    The
    The Hunger
    Handmaid’s Games
    Tale (1985) (2008)
    Horror
    This type of fiction aims to provoke a response of fear to its readers.
    This type of fiction’s invocation of fear to the readers can be either based from
    realistic situations or beyond real stories.

    Something
    Wicked
    It (1986)
    This
    Day
    Comes
    (1962)
    Apocalyptic
    This type of fiction depicts a situation wherein earth is about to come to an end.
    This type of fiction sets in a time period wherein earth is about to experience a
    natural disaster that massively affects everyone.

    Don’t 2012
    Look (2009)
    Up (2021)
    Post-Apocalyptic
    This type of fiction presents what happened after a specific apocalyptic event
    happened.
    This type of fiction can be either set in the present times or a time far off from
    the future.

    I Am Mad
    Legend (1954) Max (1979)
    Fractured Fairy Tales
    It is a form of parody wherein the traditional tales are rewritten and altered with
    a bit of changes.
    It is a type of speculative fiction wherein the traditional tales are rewritten from
    another point of view, usually from another character.

    Shrek
    Maleficent The
    (2014) Third
    (2007)
    Superhero
    This is a type of fiction that features characters with unusual superpowers and
    they usually use it to solve conflict and defeat the villains.
    This type of fiction is mostly incorporated with science and fantasy.

    Spider-
    Superman Man:
    Returns (2006) Far
    From
    Home
    (2019)
    Fantasy
    This type of fiction includes elements of magic, mythical creatures, witchcraft,
    potions, etc.
    This type of fiction features the elements that are not really existing in the real
    world.

    The
    Harry Lightning
    Potter and the Thief
    Sorcerer's (2005)
    Stone (2001)

    You might also like