Science Fiction - Its Criticism and Teaching

First Published in 2002. This volume is about Science Fiction, its criticisms and teaching and covers the rise of science-fiction as a study and genre, looking at the work of H.G Wells, and the themes of epic, fable, language, cultures, its sociology, as a romance, and of a working daydream.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Working Daydreams, Workshop Definitions; Chapter 2 The Sociology of the Genre; Chapter 3 Science Fiction as Romance; Chapter 4 Science Fiction as Fable; Chapter 5 Science Fiction as Epic; Chapter 6 Imitation and Novelty; Chapter 7 The Science-Fiction Course;

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Parrinder
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2013
• EAN: 9780415869157
• ISBN: 978-0-415-86915-7
• No. of pages: 186
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Science Fiction, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers