Science Fiction

Its Criticism and Teaching
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-74942-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 298 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Science Fiction

This book, first published in 1980, examines issues such as the definition of the genre, its function as social criticism and as an embodiment and critique of the scientific outlook. In order to work towards a more comprehensive view of the genre, the author analyses science fiction by turns as a mode of popular literature, as a socially responsible and quasi-realistic form of writing, and as a home for a fantastic and parodic use of language. How much are ‘future histories’, to name but one type of SF, the answer to a frustration of the epic impulse? These questions and more are closely examined in this lively and informative book.

Zielgruppe

Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parrinder, Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Gattungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Working Daydreams, Workshop Definitions 2. The Sociology of the Genre 3. Science Fiction as Romance 4. Science Fiction as Fable 5. Science Fiction as Epic 6. Imitation and Novelty: An Approach Through SF Language 7. The Science-Fiction Course

Über Autor(innen)

Patrick Parrinder