Brooks Landon

Science Fiction After 1900

From the Steam Man to the Stars

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781138131071
• ISBN-10: 1138131075
• Artikelnr.: 44316165

Autorenporträt

Brooks Landon is Professor of English at the University of Iowa. He is the author of Thomas Berger and TheAesthetics of Ambivalence:Rethinking Science Fiction Filmin the Age of Electronic (Re) Production.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chronology
Chapter 1: The Culture of Science Fiction-Rationalizing Genre
Chapter 2: From the Steam Man to the Stars
Chapter 3: Science Fiction outside Genre SF
Chapter 4: Countercultures of Science Fiction-Resisting Genre
Chapter 5: New and Newer Waves
Notes and References
Bibliographic Essay
Recommended Titles
Index