The Postmodern Humanism of Philip K. Dick

Informationen zum Autor Jason P. Vest Klappentext In The Postmodern Humanism of Philip K. Dick, Jason Vest examines how Dick adapted the conventions of science fiction and postmodernism to reflect humanist concerns about the difficulties of maintaining identity, agency, and autonomy in the latter half of the 20th century. Vest also explores Dick's literary relationship to Franz Kafka, Jorge Luis Borges, and Italo Calvino. Zusammenfassung In The Postmodern Humanism of Philip K. Dick! Jason Vest examines how Dick adapted the conventions of science fiction and postmodernism to reflect humanist concerns about the difficulties of maintaining identity! agency! and autonomy in the latter half of the 20th century. Vest also explores Dick's literary relationship to Franz Kafka! Jorge Luis Borges! and Italo Calvino.

Product details

• Authors: Jason P. Vest
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2009
• EAN: 9780810862128
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-6212-8
• No. of pages: 227
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies