Science fiction

Author(s)

• Baker, Brian
• Tredell, Nicolas

Bibliographic Information

Science fiction

Brian Baker ; consultant editor, Nicolas Tredell

（A reader's guide to essential criticism）

Macmillan Education/Palgrave, 2014

• : hardback

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-174) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This Guide summarises the main critical trends and developments surrounding the popular genre of science fiction. Brian Baker reviews the attempts to formulate a critical history, connects the major developments with the rise of theoretical paradigms such as feminism and postmodernism, and introduces key critical texts and major critics.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Definitions 2. A History of the Histories 3. Science Fiction Writers on Science Fiction 4. The British Tradition 5. The US Tradition 6. Utopias and Dystopias 7. Feminism, Science Fiction and Cyberpunk 8. Science Fiction and Cinema Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB20067898
• ISBN:
  • 9780230228139
• LCCN: 2014037813
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: x, 178 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PN3433.5
  • DC23 : 809.3/8762
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Science fiction -- History and criticism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA69869208