Description
Product ID: | 9780415366670 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | The New Critical Idiom |
Title: | Science Fiction |
Authors: | Author: Adam Roberts |
Page Count: | 168 |
Subjects: | Literary theory, Literary theory, Science fiction, History, Popular culture, Science fiction, Humanities, Popular culture |
Description: | Reflecting new developments in the field, this long-awaited second edition of Adam Roberts' Science Fiction is a compelling and invaluable introduction to one of the most popular areas of modern culture. With an entirely new conclusion and updated chapters throughout, this book presents a concise history of science fiction, along with explanations of key concepts in the genre. Science Fiction is a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most popular areas of modern culture. This second edition reflects how the field is rapidly changing in both its practice and its critical reception. With an entirely new conclusion and all other chapters fully reworked and updated, this volume includes:
Introducing the reader to nineteenth-century, Pulp, Golden Age, New Wave, Feminist and Cyberpunk science fictions, this is the essential contemporary guide to a major cultural movement. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2005-12-19 |