Science Fiction
- ISBN-10
- 1137474459
- ISBN-13
- 9781137474452
- Series
- Science Fiction
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-11-20
- Publisher
- Macmillan International Higher Education
- Author
- Brian Baker
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.
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