Freedman Carl (215 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Carl Freedman traces the fundamental and mostly unexamined relationships between the discourses of science fiction and critical theory, arguing that science fiction is (or ought to be) a privileged genre for critical theory. He asserts that it is no accident that the upsurge of academic interest in science fiction since the 1970s coincides with the heyday of literary theory, and that likewise science fiction is one of the most theoretically informed areas of the literary profession. Extended readings of novels by five of the most important modern science fiction authors illustrate the affinity between science fiction and critical theory, in each case concentrating on one major novel that resonates with concerns proper to critical theory.Freedman's five readings are: Solaris: Stanislaw Lem and the Structure of Cognition; The Dispossessed: Ursula LeGuin and the Ambiguities of Utopia; The Two of Them: Joanna Russ and the Violence of Gender; Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand: Samuel Delany and the Dialectics of Difference; The Man in the High Castle: Philip K. Dick and the Construction of Realities.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Carl Freedman traces the fundamental and mostly unexamined relationships between the discourses of science fiction and critical theory, arguing that science fiction is (or ought to be) a privileged genre for critical theory. He asserts that it is no accident that the upsurge of academic interest in science fiction since the 1970s coincides with the heyday of literary theory, and that likewise science fiction is one of the most theoretically informed areas of the literary profession. Extended readings of novels by five of the most important modern science fiction authors illustrate the affinity between science fiction and critical theory, in each case concentrating on one major novel that resonates with concerns proper to critical theory.Freedman's five readings are: Solaris: Stanislaw Lem and the Structure of Cognition; The Dispossessed: Ursula LeGuin and the Ambiguities of Utopia; The Two of Them: Joanna Russ and the Violence of Gender; Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand: Samuel Delany and the Dialectics of Difference; The Man in the High Castle: Philip K. Dick and the Construction of Realities.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. An accessible A-Z guide to the art of the 20th-century.

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Hardback. Condition: Good. An accessible A-Z guide to the art of the 20th-century.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), one of the most popular and influential American authors of the twentieth century, sparked the imagination of generations of writers. Conversations with Isaac Asimov collects interviews with a man considered to be - along with Robert Heinlein, A. E. van Vogt, and Arthur C. Clarke - a founder of modern science fiction. …

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Text clean and solid; 8.98 X 6.61 X 0.47 inches; 184 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Softcover in glossy, excellent, unmarked condition (slight handling). 356 pages. [1.1 lbs] 376 p. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), one of the most popular and influential American authors of the twentieth century, sparked the imagination of generations of writers. Conversations with Isaac Asimov collects interviews with a man considered to be - along with Robert Heinlein, A. E. van Vogt, and Arthur C. Clarke - a founder of modern science fiction. …

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paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.