Do metaphors dream of literal sleep? [[electronic resource] ] : a science-fictional theory of representation / / Seo-Young Chu
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| Autore: |
Chu Seo-Young <1978->
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| Titolo: |
Do metaphors dream of literal sleep? [[electronic resource] ] : a science-fictional theory of representation / / Seo-Young Chu
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 813/.0876209 |
| Soggetto topico: | Science fiction, American - 20th century - History and criticism |
| Literature and technology - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Literature and society - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Literary form | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Formerly CIP. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The globalized world -- Cyberspace in the 1990s -- War trauma -- Postmemory han -- Robot rights. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In culture and scholarship, science-fictional worlds are perceived as unrealistic and imaginary. Seo-Young Chu challenges this perception of the genre, arguing instead that science fiction is a form of 'high-intensity realism' capable of representing non-imaginary objects that elude more traditional modes of representation. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Do metaphors dream of literal sleep |
| ISBN: | 0-674-05922-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460341403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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