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Science Fiction

Hardback

Main Details

Title Science Fiction
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr Brian Baker
SeriesReaders' Guides to Essential Criticism
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreLiterary studies - general
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9780230228139
ClassificationsDewey:809.38762
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Red Globe Press
Publication Date 20 November 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.

Author Biography

Brian Baker is Lecturer in English at Lancaster University, UK. He is the author of Masculinities in Fiction and Film and co-author of Literature and Science: Social Impact and Interaction.