Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction: The Age of Maturity, 1970-2000
Language: English
Published by University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC, 2005
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Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2005. First Edition. Octavo. 220pp. Printed dust jacket; maroon cloth boards stamped in silver. Mild rubbing to edges of dust jacket; spine sunned and fading to front. Boards tight in binding; interior unmarked; Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.
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- Title
- Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction: The Age of Maturity, 1970-2000
- Author
- Darren Harris-Fain
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1570035857
- ISBN 13
- 9781570035852
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- First Editions, Literary Criticism, Science Fiction / Fantasy
Harris-Fain discusses significant and representative works, most of which mainstream literary scholars and critics ignore, as he charts the historical and literary development of contemporary American science fiction. He identifies influences and events central to the genres growth, including the internal divisions along both literary and political lines experienced during the Vietnam era; the influence of the feminist movement and other contemporary concerns; the increasing contributions of female, African American, and gay and lesbian writers; and the emergence of such significant trends as hard science fiction, cyberpunk, alternate history, and shared-world stories. Harris-Fain also considers literary science fiction's relationship to the mass media, the effects the popularity of fantasy has on the field, and academias continued misprizing of the genre.
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