Science fiction
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First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Title |
Science fiction : its criticism and teaching / Patrick Parrinder. |
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Publisher |
London New York : Routledge |
Creation Date |
2003 |
Notes |
First published 1980 by Routledge. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
Content |
Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents General Editor's Preface Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION The rise of science-fiction studies Genre criticism 1 WORKING DAYDREAMS, WORKSHOP DEFINITIONS The scientific romance Logical speculation: H.G. Wells The fiction of the magazines Extrapolation: Robert A. Heinlein The 'New Wave' Definition by structure Generic hybrids 2 THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE GENRE SF as product SF as message: readership and 'fandomSF as message: readership and 'fandom' Modes of reading SF as document: the 'thinking machine' Literature and paraliterature3 SCIENCE FICTION AS ROMANCE Contemporary mythology and the 'literature of wonder' Functions and formulas Domestication Self-conscious romance 4 SCIENCE FICTION AS FABLE Social criticism Cognitive estrangement Utopia and scientific materialism Galactic imperialism Liberation and power 5 SCIENCE FICTION AS EPIC SF and the historical novel Truncated epic Scientific anticipation The future histories 6 IMITATION AND NOVELTY: AN APPROACH THROUGH SF LANGUAGE Authenticity and the literary hoax The language of novelty The absent signified Intertextuality and parodyEntropy and disintegration Romance, fable, epic and parody: Lem's Solaris 7 THE SCIENCE-FICTION COURSE The 'two cultures' debate and the student revolution Consolidation and canon-formation The strange and the familiar Notes Select Bibliography Index |
Series |
The new accents series |
Extent |
1 online resource (187 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010710206205171 |
MARC RECORDS
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