Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? - A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation

Informationen zum Autor Seo-Young Chu is Assistant Professor of English at Queens College, City University of New York. Klappentext In showing the divide between realism and science fiction to be illusory, this title sheds light on the value of science fiction as an aesthetic and philosophical resource. It explores the globalized world, cyberspace, and the rights of robots, all as referents for which it locates science-fictional representations in poems, novels, and films. Zusammenfassung In showing the divide between realism and science fiction to be illusory! this title sheds light on the value of science fiction as an aesthetic and philosophical resource. It explores the globalized world! cyberspace! and the rights of robots! all as referents for which it locates science-fictional representations in poems! novels! and films.

Product details

• Authors: Seo-Young Chu
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2010
• EAN: 9780674055179
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05517-9
• No. of pages: 316
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 243 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literary theory, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers