Author: Vivian V. Lehmann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Contemporary French Science Fiction (1950-1980) : a Literature of Crisis
Author: Vivian V. Lehmann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Dissertation Abstracts International
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
American Doctoral Dissertations
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Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 776
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Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Political Theory, Science Fiction, and Utopian Literature
Author: Tony Burns
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739144871
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed is of interest to political theorists partly because of its association with anarchism and partly because it is thought to represent a turning point in the history of utopian/dystopian political thought and literature and of science fiction. Published in 1974, it marked a revival of utopianism after decades of dystopian writing. According to this widely accepted view The Dispossessed represents a new kind of literary utopia, which Tom Moylan calls a 'critical utopia.' The present work challenges this reading of The Dispossessed and its place in the histories of utopian/dystopian literature and science fiction. It explores the difference between traditional literary utopia and novels and suggests that The Dispossessed is not a literary utopia but a novel about utopianism in politics. Le Guin's concerns have more to do with those of the novelists of the 19th century writing in the tradition of European Realism than they do with the science fiction or utopian literature. It also claims that her theory of the novel has an affinity with the ancient Greek tragedy. This implies that there is a conservatism in Le Guin's work as a creative writer, or as a novelist, which fits uneasily with her personal commitment to anarchism.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739144871
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed is of interest to political theorists partly because of its association with anarchism and partly because it is thought to represent a turning point in the history of utopian/dystopian political thought and literature and of science fiction. Published in 1974, it marked a revival of utopianism after decades of dystopian writing. According to this widely accepted view The Dispossessed represents a new kind of literary utopia, which Tom Moylan calls a 'critical utopia.' The present work challenges this reading of The Dispossessed and its place in the histories of utopian/dystopian literature and science fiction. It explores the difference between traditional literary utopia and novels and suggests that The Dispossessed is not a literary utopia but a novel about utopianism in politics. Le Guin's concerns have more to do with those of the novelists of the 19th century writing in the tradition of European Realism than they do with the science fiction or utopian literature. It also claims that her theory of the novel has an affinity with the ancient Greek tragedy. This implies that there is a conservatism in Le Guin's work as a creative writer, or as a novelist, which fits uneasily with her personal commitment to anarchism.
Posthumanity in the Anthropocene
Author: Esther Muñoz-González
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000866262
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
In this book, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novels—The Handmaid’s Tale, the MaddAddam trilogy, The Heart Goes Last, and The Testaments—are analyzed from the perspective provided by the combined views of the construction of the posthuman subject in its interactions with science and technology, and the Anthropocene as a cultural field of enquiry. Posthumanist critical concerns try to dismantle anthropocentric notions of the human and defend the need for a closer relationship between humanity and the environment. Supported by the exemplification of the generic characteristics of the cli-fi genre, this book discusses the effects of climate change, at the individual level, and as a collective threat that can lead to a "world without us." Moreover, Margaret Atwood is herself the constant object of extensive academic interest and Posthuman theory is widely taught, researched, and explored in almost every intellectual field. This book is aimed at worldwide readers, not only those interested in Margaret Atwood’s oeuvre, but also those interested in the debate between critical posthumanism and transhumanism, together with the ethical implications of living in the Anthropocene era regarding our daily lives and practices. It will be especially attractive for academics: university teachers, postgraduates, researchers, and college students in general.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000866262
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
In this book, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novels—The Handmaid’s Tale, the MaddAddam trilogy, The Heart Goes Last, and The Testaments—are analyzed from the perspective provided by the combined views of the construction of the posthuman subject in its interactions with science and technology, and the Anthropocene as a cultural field of enquiry. Posthumanist critical concerns try to dismantle anthropocentric notions of the human and defend the need for a closer relationship between humanity and the environment. Supported by the exemplification of the generic characteristics of the cli-fi genre, this book discusses the effects of climate change, at the individual level, and as a collective threat that can lead to a "world without us." Moreover, Margaret Atwood is herself the constant object of extensive academic interest and Posthuman theory is widely taught, researched, and explored in almost every intellectual field. This book is aimed at worldwide readers, not only those interested in Margaret Atwood’s oeuvre, but also those interested in the debate between critical posthumanism and transhumanism, together with the ethical implications of living in the Anthropocene era regarding our daily lives and practices. It will be especially attractive for academics: university teachers, postgraduates, researchers, and college students in general.
Contemporary Fiction and the Uses of Theory
Author: M. Greaney
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 023020807X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
This topical study examines the 'novelizations' of radical literary theory in the work of A.S. Byatt, Angela Carter, Umberto Eco, John Fowles, Richard Powers and many other leading novelists. It offers a comprehensive analysis of the 'post-theoretical novel', and traces an alternative history of the 'theory revolution' in recent literary fiction.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 023020807X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
This topical study examines the 'novelizations' of radical literary theory in the work of A.S. Byatt, Angela Carter, Umberto Eco, John Fowles, Richard Powers and many other leading novelists. It offers a comprehensive analysis of the 'post-theoretical novel', and traces an alternative history of the 'theory revolution' in recent literary fiction.
Censorship
Author: Derek Jones
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136798641
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2950
Book Description
First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136798641
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2950
Book Description
First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
International Books in Print
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
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Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
Index to American Reference Books Annual, 1980-1984
Author: Ruth Blackmore
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
1970- issued in 2 vols.: v. 1, General reference, social sciences, history, economics, business; v. 2, Fine arts, humanities, science and engineering.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
1970- issued in 2 vols.: v. 1, General reference, social sciences, history, economics, business; v. 2, Fine arts, humanities, science and engineering.
The Camp of the Saints - 2017
Author: Jean Raspail
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781547020393
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Camp of the Saints (Le Camp des Saints) is a 1973 French novel by author and explorer Jean Raspail. The novel depicts a setting wherein Third World mass immigration to France and the West leads to the destruction of Western civilization. A new (2017) introduction by Leonard Payne provides a cultural analysis.
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ISBN: 9781547020393
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Camp of the Saints (Le Camp des Saints) is a 1973 French novel by author and explorer Jean Raspail. The novel depicts a setting wherein Third World mass immigration to France and the West leads to the destruction of Western civilization. A new (2017) introduction by Leonard Payne provides a cultural analysis.