Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? : : A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation / / Seo-Young Chu.
Chu argues that science fiction’s dual status as both narrative and lyric art form permits the representation of objects that are otherwise difficult or impossible to describe-- e.g., those that are neither purely literal nor purely figurative.
Saved in:
Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 |
---|---|
VerfasserIn: | |
Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022] ©2010 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction: Lyric Mimesis
- Interlude: Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep?
- 1. The Globalized World
- 2. Cyberspace in the 1990s
- 3. War Trauma
- 4. Postmemory Han
- 5. Robot Rights
- Epilogue: A Science-Fictional Theory of Reality
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Index