The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction.

The term 'science fiction' has an established common usage, but close examination reveals that writers, fans, editors, scholars, and publishers often use this word in different ways for different reasons. Exploring how science fiction has emerged through competing versions and the struggle...

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Main Author: Bould, Mark
Other Authors: Vint, Sherryl
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
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Summary:The term 'science fiction' has an established common usage, but close examination reveals that writers, fans, editors, scholars, and publishers often use this word in different ways for different reasons. Exploring how science fiction has emerged through competing versions and the struggle to define its limits, this Concise History:provides an accessible and clear overview of the development of the genretraces the separation of sf from a broader fantastic literature and the simultaneous formation of neighbouring genres, such as fantasy and horrorshows the relationship between magazine and pape.
Physical Description:1 online resource (265 pages)
ISBN:9781136820410
1136820418
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.