The alternate history [[electronic resource] ] : refiguring historical time / / Karen Hellekson

• Autore: Hellekson Karen <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Kent, Ohio, : Kent State University Press, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (141 p.)
• Disciplina: 813/.0876209358
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-123) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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 Antiâ€?Alternate History""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: The alternate history
• ISBN: 1-61277-269-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465671303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II