Series of essays exploring the nature of science fiction as a distinct and valid form of creative literature. 238pp with index. Spine slanted and a little creased, some surface and edgewear to cover, minor light foxing to top edges, inscription to endpaper and a few lines to margins, with a couple of margin notes in green ink, otherwise good copy. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Title

Science Fiction - A Critical Guide

Publisher

Longman Group Ltd, London

Publication Date

1979

Language

English

ISBN 10

0582489296

ISBN 13

9780582489295

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Good

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No Jacket

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First published in 1979. What do we mean by Science Fiction? What does it do, and why do so many people read it? What are its characteristic values, attitudes and procedures? Is it a creative force in our society, or merely a pathological symptom? How much of it is worth the attention of the ordinary 'non-scientific' or 'non-addicted' reader?

That these questions are frequently asked is a consequence of Science Fiction's current status as a highly popular and fashionable art-form. They are not easy to answer because SF is a confused concept and a confused field, varying from formula-repetition and institutionalized self-congratulation on the one hand to the most profound imaginative achievements on the other. This Critical Guide attempts a composite portrait of science fiction as a form of creative literature: not, that is, as a disembodied current of notions and ideas (e.g. about technological progress), nor as a 'sub-literature' which may only one day hope to aspire to literary status.

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Patrick Parrinder

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