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The Sociology of Science Fiction

The Sociology of Science Fiction

Hardcover

Series: I.O. Evans Studies in the Philosophy & Criticism of Literatu, Book 4

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ISBN10: 0893701653
ISBN13: 9780893701659
Publisher: Wildside Pr
Published: Sep 30 2007
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Well-known critic Brian Stableford, a former professor at the University of Reading, contributes a fascinating and valuable attempt to grapple with the questions of why SF authors write what they write, and why SF readers like what they like-Interzone. Contents: Introduction; Approaches to the Sociology of Literature; The Analysis of Communicative Functions; The Evolution of Science Fiction as a Publishing Category; The Expectations of the Science Fiction Reader; Themes and Trends in Science Fiction; and Conclusion: The Communicative Functions of Science Fiction. Complete with Notes and References, Bibliography, and Index.

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