Offers a generic theory and historical framework for science fiction, and presents a perspective on the genre's varieties
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # GRP76432875
Seller: Uncle Hugo's SF/Uncle Edgar's Mystery, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library copy. Library rubber stamps; library card holder glued to the backendpaper; library number written on the spine. No jacket. Unusually good condition for an ex-library book. Seller Inventory # 107001
Seller: Kitazawa Bookstore, ABAJ/ILAB, Tokyo, TOKYO, Japan
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. "Structural Fabulation: An Essay on Fiction of the Future" by Robert Scholes. First published in 1975 by University of Notre Dame Press (Notre Dame). This copy: University of Notre Dame Press (Notre Dame), 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Binding: Hardcover. Language: English. Pages: xi, 111 pages. Size: 21.0 x 14.0 cm Weight: 0.5 kg Condition: Jacket: Fair - Soiling and rubbing present; multiple small tears and chips. Body: Good - General age-related wear. Binding: Good - Slightly loose. Edges: Good - Soiling and toning present. Pages: Very Good - Clean and well preserved. Text: Very Good - Clean and legible throughout. Description: A foundational work of literary theory by Robert Scholes, originally delivered as the Ward-Phillips Lectures at the University of Notre Dame in 1974. In this influential essay, Scholes introduces the concept of "structural fabulation," offering a critical framework for understanding science fiction and speculative narrative not as genre fiction alone, but as a serious mode of literary inquiry into the future, narrative structure, and meaning. A key text in SF studies, narratology, and postmodern literary criticism. Shipping from Tokyo, Japan. International shipping available. Please note: All sales are final, especially for higher-value items. Returns are not accepted unless the item is significantly not as described. Stock availability may change, as our listings are shared with a physical bookstore. Seller Inventory # SL1046