Science Fiction: a Guide for the Perplexed

Name: Science Fiction: a Guide for the Perplexed
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ISBN: 9781441194602

ISBN-10: 1441194606

ISBN-13: 9781441194602

Edition: 2014

Authors: Sherryl Vint

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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, #145;what 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,…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 3/13/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Sherryl Vint is an assistant professor in the Department of English at St. Francis Xavier University.