Science Fiction: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Sherryl Vint

Book Overview

From its beginnings in the works of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne to the virtual worlds of William Gibson's Neuromancer and The Matrix, Science Fiction: A Guide to the Perplexed helps students navigate the often perplexing worlds of a perennially popular genre. Drawing on literature as well as example from film and television, the book explores the different answers that criticism has offered to the vexed question, 'what is science...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01N5OC9WN
• ISBN13: 9781441194602
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"