speculative fiction

Japanese: speculative fiction(英語表記)speculativefiction
speculative fiction

...The three SF genres have developed in completely different directions, and in the media, the focus of (1) and (2) is shifting to things other than novels. For this reason, the term speculative fiction is often used for (3) in English-speaking countries, and even in Japan, the term SF novels is often used to refer to novels. Although (1) to (3) are linked by novels, (1) developed mainly in America, (2) in Russia, the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and America, and (3) in Britain.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "speculative fiction" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…以上三つのSFはそれぞれまったく異なった方向へ発展しており,メディアにおいても(1),(2)に関しては小説以外のものに中心が移行しつつある。このため,(3)に関しては英語圏でスペキュレーティブ・フィクションspeculative fictionという語をあてることも少なくなく,日本においてもとくに小説に対しては〈SF小説〉というように,二重にフィクションの語を使った表現をすることも多い。(1)~(3)を結びつけるものはあくまで小説であるが,(1)は主としてアメリカで,(2)はロシア・ソ連,東欧,アメリカなどで,(3)はイギリスで発達した。…

※「speculative fiction」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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