Science fiction : its criticism and teaching / / Patrick Parrinder |
Autore | Parrinder Patrick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (187 p.) |
Disciplina | 187 |
Collana | The new accents series |
Soggetto topico |
Science fiction, English - History and criticism
Science fiction, American - History and criticism Literature and science - English-speaking countries Science fiction - Study and teaching |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-49347-6
0-415-86915-3 1-315-01596-X 1-136-49340-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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: AN APPROACH THROUGH SF LANGUAGE; Authenticity and the literary hoax; The language of novelty; The absent signified Intertextuality and parodyEntropy and disintegration; Romance, fable, epic and parody: Lem's Solaris; 7 THE SCIENCE-FICTION COURSE; The 'two cultures' debate and the student revolution; Consolidation and canon-formation; The strange and the familiar; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452362203321 |
Parrinder Patrick | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science fiction : its criticism and teaching / / Patrick Parrinder |
Autore | Parrinder Patrick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (187 p.) |
Disciplina | 187 |
Collana | The new accents series |
Soggetto topico |
Science fiction, English - History and criticism
Science fiction, American - History and criticism Literature and science - English-speaking countries Science fiction - Study and teaching |
ISBN |
1-136-49347-6
0-415-86915-3 1-315-01596-X 1-136-49340-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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: AN APPROACH THROUGH SF LANGUAGE; Authenticity and the literary hoax; The language of novelty; The absent signified Intertextuality and parodyEntropy and disintegration; Romance, fable, epic and parody: Lem's Solaris; 7 THE SCIENCE-FICTION COURSE; The 'two cultures' debate and the student revolution; Consolidation and canon-formation; The strange and the familiar; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790667103321 |
Parrinder Patrick | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science fiction : its criticism and teaching / / Patrick Parrinder |
Autore | Parrinder Patrick |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (187 p.) |
Disciplina | 187 |
Collana | The new accents series |
Soggetto topico |
Science fiction, English - History and criticism
Science fiction, American - History and criticism Literature and science - English-speaking countries Science fiction - Study and teaching |
ISBN |
1-136-49347-6
0-415-86915-3 1-315-01596-X 1-136-49340-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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: AN APPROACH THROUGH SF LANGUAGE; Authenticity and the literary hoax; The language of novelty; The absent signified Intertextuality and parodyEntropy and disintegration; Romance, fable, epic and parody: Lem's Solaris; 7 THE SCIENCE-FICTION COURSE; The 'two cultures' debate and the student revolution; Consolidation and canon-formation; The strange and the familiar; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819574103321 |
Parrinder Patrick | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science fiction : a guide for the perplexed / / Sherryl Vint |
Autore | Vint Sherryl <1969-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina | 809.3/8762071 |
Collana | Guides for the perplexed |
Soggetto topico |
Science fiction films - Study and teaching
Science fiction - Study and teaching Science fiction, American - Study and teaching Science fiction, English - Study and teaching |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4725-9389-8
1-4411-0281-7 1-4411-1960-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Technologically Saturated Societies -- 3. Cognitive Estrangement -- 4. Megatext -- 5. Speculative Fiction -- 6. Culture/Community -- 7. Politics -- 8. Literature of Change -- 9. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511779103321 |
Vint Sherryl <1969-> | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science fiction : a guide for the perplexed / / Sherryl Vint |
Autore | Vint Sherryl <1969-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina | 809.3/8762071 |
Collana | Guides for the perplexed |
Soggetto topico |
Science fiction films - Study and teaching
Science fiction - Study and teaching Science fiction, American - Study and teaching Science fiction, English - Study and teaching |
ISBN |
1-4725-9389-8
1-4411-0281-7 1-4411-1960-4 |
Classificazione | LIT004260PER004000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Technologically Saturated Societies -- 3. Cognitive Estrangement -- 4. Megatext -- 5. Speculative Fiction -- 6. Culture/Community -- 7. Politics -- 8. Literature of Change -- 9. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789138403321 |
Vint Sherryl <1969-> | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Science fiction : a guide for the perplexed / / Sherryl Vint |
Autore | Vint Sherryl <1969-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina | 809.3/8762071 |
Collana | Guides for the perplexed |
Soggetto topico |
Science fiction films - Study and teaching
Science fiction - Study and teaching Science fiction, American - Study and teaching Science fiction, English - Study and teaching |
ISBN |
1-4725-9389-8
1-4411-0281-7 1-4411-1960-4 |
Classificazione | LIT004260PER004000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Technologically Saturated Societies -- 3. Cognitive Estrangement -- 4. Megatext -- 5. Speculative Fiction -- 6. Culture/Community -- 7. Politics -- 8. Literature of Change -- 9. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828150203321 |
Vint Sherryl <1969-> | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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