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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA Academic
Publication date
May 8, 2014
Pages
210
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781441118745
ISBN-10
1441118748
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$80.00
Summaries and Reviews
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From its beginnings in the works of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne to the virtual worlds of William Gibson's Neuromancer and The Matrix, Science Fiction: A Guide to the Perplexed helps students navigate the often perplexing worlds of a perennially popular genre. Drawing on literature as well as example from film and television, the book explores the different answers that criticism has offered to the vexed question, âwhat is science fiction?'
Each chapter of the book includes case studies of key texts, annotated guides to further reading and suggestions for class discussion to help students master the full range of contemporary critical approaches to the field, including the scientific, technological and political contexts in which the genre has flourished. Ranging from an understanding of the genre through the stereotypes of 1930s pulps through more recent claims that we are living in a science fictional moment, this volume will provide a comprehensive overview of this diverse and fascinating genre.
Each chapter of the book includes case studies of key texts, annotated guides to further reading and suggestions for class discussion to help students master the full range of contemporary critical approaches to the field, including the scientific, technological and political contexts in which the genre has flourished. Ranging from an understanding of the genre through the stereotypes of 1930s pulps through more recent claims that we are living in a science fictional moment, this volume will provide a comprehensive overview of this diverse and fascinating genre.
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Hardcover
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from Bloomsbury USA Academic (May 8, 2014)
9781441118745 | details & prices | 210 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $80.00
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Paperback
from Bloomsbury USA Academic (May 8, 2014)
9781441194602 | details & prices | 210 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $24.95
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