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.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
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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