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The alternate history : refiguring historical time / / Karen Hellekson



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Autore: Hellekson Karen <1966-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The alternate history : refiguring historical time / / Karen Hellekson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Kent, Ohio, : Kent State University Press, c2001
Edizione: 1st ed.
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
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 Anti�Alternate History""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Sommario/riassunto: The Alternate History: Refiguring Historical Time examines alternate history science fiction using the eschatological, genetic, entropic, and teleological historical models. Hellekson's original approach explains much of the appeal of alternate history and distinguishes among the many varieties of the genre. In her measured consideration of a range of writers, Hellekson displays a deep and broad knowledge of the major works in this genre-those by famous or neglected writers alike.
Titolo autorizzato: The alternate history  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9781612772691
1612772692
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910954916703321
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