Reading by Starlight: Postmodern Science Fiction

by Damien Broderick

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Reading by Starlight explores the characteristics in the writing, marketing and reception of science fiction which distinguish it as a genre.
Damien Broderick explores the postmodern self-referentiality of the sci-fi narrative, its intricate coded language and discursive encyclopaedia'. He shows how, for perfect understanding, sci-fi readers must learn the codes of these imaginary worlds and vocabularies, all the time picking up references to...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415097894

ISBN13:9780415097895

Release Date:January 1994

Publisher:Routledge

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Classics Fantasy History & Criticism Humanities Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Movements & Periods Postmodernism Science Fiction

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