| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 251 pages) |
| Series |
Genres in context |
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Genres in context.
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| Contents |
The culture of science fiction : rationalizing genre -- From the steam man to the stars -- Science fiction outside genre SF -- Countercultures of science fiction : resisting genre -- New and newer waves |
| Summary |
Brooks Landon analyses science fiction not as a set of rules for writers, but as a set of expectations for readers. He presents science fiction as a social phenomenon that moves beyond literary experience through a sense of mission based on the belief that SF can be a "tool to help you think." He offers a broad overview of the genre and the stages through which it has developed in the twentieth century from the dime store novel through the New Wave of the '60s, the cyberpunk '80s, and soft agenda SF of the '90s. The writers he examines range for E.M. Forster and John W. Campbell to Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin. He also examines the large body of criticism now devoted to the genre and includes a bibliographic essay and a list of recommended titles. -- PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION |
| Notes |
Originally published in hardcover by Twayne Publishers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-217) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Science fiction -- History and criticism.
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Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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Fiction
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Science fiction
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Science-Fiction
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Science fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136761188 |
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1136761187 |
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9780203821978 |
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0203821971 |
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