Science Fiction: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Science Fiction: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199557455

ISBN-10: 0199557454

ISBN-13: 9780199557455

Edition: 2011

Authors: David Seed

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Science Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define. It has been explained as a combination of romance, science and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responsive to the modern technological environment. This Very Short Introduction doesn't offer a history of science fiction, but instead ties examples of science fiction to different historical moments, in order to demonstrate how science fiction has evolved over time. David Seed looks not only at literature, but also at drama…

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List price: $8.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 6/23/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.87" wide x 4.62" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English