Science fiction: a very short introduction
by Seed, David
"Science Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define, but has emerged as one of the most popular genres of our time; not only in literature, but also in drama, poetry, and film. David Seed explores this often unconventional genre in relation to themes such as science and technology, space, aliens, utopias, gender, and its relation to time past, present, and future."--Jacket.
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- Full title :Science fiction : a very short introduction / David Seed.
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"Science Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define, but has emerged as one of the most popular genres of our time; not only in literature, but also in drama, poetry, and film. David Seed explores this often unconventional genre in relation to themes such as science and technology, space, aliens, utopias, gender, and its relation to time past, present, and future."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2011.
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- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:xii, 147 pages : : illustrations ; : 18 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780199557455, 0199557454
- oclc:on1156767895
- LC Classification:PN3433.5
Table of Contents
Voyages into space -- Alien encounters -- Science fiction and technology -- Utopias and dystopias -- Fictions of time -- The field of science fiction.
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