Language in science fiction and fantasy : the question of style / Susan Mandala.

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Mandala, Susan, 1968-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781441141064
1441141065
1282874462
9781282874466

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Language in science fiction and fantasy.DDC classification:

808.3/8762 22

LOC classification:

PE1421 .M356 2010eb

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Contents:

Science fiction and fantasy: language, style, and the critics -- Language contact in alternative world texts: experimental future Englishes -- Representing the past -- Extraordinary worlds in plain language -- Style and character -- Style in alternative world texts: conclusion.

Summary: The language of science fiction, and of fantasy, has a steep challenge: that of the creation of other worlds, societies and characters that are alien to us in diverse and fundamental ways, but still compelling and knowable. This exciting book steps away from the issues of race, gender and politics that have saturated sci-fi and fantasy criticism. Rather, it challenges two widely held but poorly substantiated beliefs circulating about science fiction and fantasy - that they are a) written in plain and unremarkable prose and b) apt to present characters that are flat types rather than fully re.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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The language of science fiction, and of fantasy, has a steep challenge: that of the creation of other worlds, societies and characters that are alien to us in diverse and fundamental ways, but still compelling and knowable. This exciting book steps away from the issues of race, gender and politics that have saturated sci-fi and fantasy criticism. Rather, it challenges two widely held but poorly substantiated beliefs circulating about science fiction and fantasy - that they are a) written in plain and unremarkable prose and b) apt to present characters that are flat types rather than fully re.

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