The poetics of science fiction
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The poetics of science fiction
（Textual explorations）
Longman Pearson Education, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-244) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780582369931
Description
The Poetics of Science Fiction uniquely uses the science of linguistics to explore the literary universe of science fiction. Developing arguments about specific texts and movements throughout the twentieth-century, the book is a readable discussion of this most popular of genres. It also uses the extreme conditions offered by science fiction to develop new insights into the language of the literary context. The discussion ranges from a detailed investigation of new words and metaphors, to the exploration of new worlds, from pulp science fiction to the genre's literary masterpieces, its special effects and poetic expression. Speculations and extrapolations throughout the book engage the reader in thought-experiments and discussion points, with selected further reading making it a useful source book for classroom and seminar.
Table of Contents
1: Departures: Orientation and Maps 2: Macrological: Old Futures 3: Micrological: Futureplay 4: Macrological: Outer Space 5: Centrepoint: Retrospective/Prospective 6: Micrological: New Words 7: Macrological: New Worlds 8: Micrological: Poetic Planes 9: Arrivals: The Ends of the Earth ReferencesIndex
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General Editors: Mick Short, Lancaster University Elena Semino, Lancaster UniversityThe focus of this new series is on the stylistic analysis of literary and non-literary texts, and the theoretical issues which such work raises. Textual Explorations includes books that cover studies of literary authors, genres and other groupings, stylistic studies of non-literary texts, translation study, the teaching of language and literature, the empirical study of literature, and corpus approaches to stylistics and literature study. Books in the series will centre on texts written in English.Readership of the series will be mainly undergraduate and postgraduate students, although advanced sixth formers will also find the books accessible. The series will be of particular interest to those who study English language, English literature, text linguistics, discourse analysis,and communication studies. The Poetics of Science Fiction explores the language, narrative and poetic strategies of science fiction.
Ranging across the genre from its pulp origins to its recent cross-media manifestations, the book uses the insights of modern linguistics, cognition and literary studies to demonstrate the micro-craft and textual impact of this most modern of all literary forms. Containing chapters on the detailed organisation of science fictional texts, as well as on the general effects of science fiction, the book presents careful analysis and far-reaching argument in an accessible and readable manner. The discussion is livened by 'explorations' that invite practical activities, and 'speculations' that offer the reader thought-experiments around the main issues. Suggestions for further reading are also included in each chapter. The Poetics of Science Fiction offers a starting point for debates about fictionality and literature, contemporary and popular fiction, and the poetic value of this real literature of the twentieth century. It will be of interest to students and researchers in both science fiction studies and linguistic criticism, as well as to general and science fiction readers. Peter Stockwell is a lecturer in English at the University of Nottingham.
Table of Contents
- Departures - orientation and maps
- macro-old futures
- micro - futureplay
- macro - outer space
- centrepoint - retrospective/prospective
- micro - new words
- macro - new worlds
- micro - poetic planes
- arrivals - the ends of the earth.
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