| Apertures: A Study of the Writings of Brian W. Aldiss Contributor(s): Griffin, Brian (Author), Wingrove, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313234280 ISBN-13: 9780313234286 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1984 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Dewey: 823.914 |
| Series: Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5" W x 8" (0.62 lbs) 261 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The authors believe transitional science fiction writer and critic Brian Aldiss represents the evolutionary leap from the older pulp/adventure science fiction to the post new wave genre. They compare his work to that of the early mainstream literary modernists. While science fiction revives the modernist spirit and possesses its ranges, the authors maintain only Aldiss has taken advantage of that potential. His works embody both the potential and contradictions in new wave science fiction. Griffin and Wingrove emphasize the remarkable continuity of Aldiss's work. Neither rebel against the science fiction tradition nor transgressor of literary values, Aldiss is, for the authors, a model of literary survival. |