The Poetics of Science Fiction
- ISBN-10
- 1317878175
- ISBN-13
- 9781317878179
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 262
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-06-11
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Peter Stockwell
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.
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