| Worlds Apart: Narratology of Science Fiction Contributor(s): Malmgren, Carl D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253336457 ISBN-13: 9780253336453 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1991 Annotation: "[Malmgren] succeeds in formulating a typology of science fiction that will become a standard reference for some years to come."A -- Choice ..". the most intelligently organized and effectively argued general study of SF that I have ever read."A -- Rob Latham, SFRA Review ..". required reading for its evenhanded overview of so much of the previous critical/theoretical material devoted to science fiction." -- American Book Review Worlds Apart provides a comprehensive theoretical model for science fiction by examining the worlds of science fiction and the discourse which inscribes them. Malmgren identifies the basic science fiction types, including alien encounters, alternate societies and worlds, and fantasy, and examines the role of the reader in concretizing and interpreting these science fiction worlds. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Dewey: 801.953 |
| LCCN: 90025045 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.5" W x 9.56" (1.22 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: [Malmgren] succeeds in formulating a typology of science fiction that will become a standard reference for some years to come. --Choice . . . the most intelligently organized and effectively argued general study of SF that I have ever read. --Rob Latham, SFRA Review . . . required reading for its evenhanded overview of so much of the previous critical/theoretical material devoted to science fiction. --American Book Review Worlds Apart provides a comprehensive theoretical model for science fiction by examining the worlds of science fiction and the discourse which inscribes them. Malmgren identifies the basic science fiction types, including alien encounters, alternate societies and worlds, and fantasy, and examines the role of the reader in concretizing and interpreting these science fiction worlds. |