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

by Seo-Young Chu

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In culture and scholarship, science-fictional worlds are perceived as unrealistic and altogether imaginary. Seo-Young Chu offers a bold challenge to this perception of the genre, arguing instead that science fiction is a form of "high-intensity realism" capable of representing non-imaginary objects that elude more traditional, "realist" modes of representation. Powered by lyric forces that allow it to transcend the dichotomy between the literal...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674055179

ISBN13:9780674055179

Release Date:November 2010

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:316 Pages

Weight:1.36 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.8" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

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