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UNINA9910452362203321 |
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Parrinder Patrick |
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Science fiction : its criticism and teaching / / Patrick Parrinder |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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1-136-49347-6 |
0-415-86915-3 |
1-315-01596-X |
1-136-49340-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (187 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Science fiction, English - History and criticism |
Science fiction, American - History and criticism |
Literature and science - English-speaking countries |
Science fiction - Study and teaching |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 1980 by Routledge. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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: |
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