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Autore |
Hellekson Karen <1966-> |
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Titolo |
The alternate history : refiguring historical time / / Karen Hellekson |
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Kent, Ohio, : Kent State University Press, c2001 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (141 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Historical fiction, American - History and criticism |
Literature and history - United States - History - 20th century |
American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism |
Science fiction, American - History and criticism |
History - Errors, inventions, etc |
Time travel in literature |
History in literature |
Time in literature |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-123) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Inventing the Past: A Brief Background of the Alternate History""; ""2. Ward Moore's Bring the Jubilee: Alternate History, Narrativity, and the Nature of Time""; ""3. Parallel Worlds: Simultaneity and Time""; ""4. Narrative, Temporality, and Historicity in Philip K. Dick's: The Man in the High Castle""; ""5. Looking Forward: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling's: The Difference Engine""; ""6. Looking Backward: Entropy and Brian Aldiss's: The Malacia Tapestry"" |
""7. Poul Anderson's Time Patrol as Anti�Alternate History""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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