Demand the impossible science fiction and the Utopian imagination
Although published in 1986, Demand the Impossible was written from inside the oppositional political culture of the 1970's. Reading works by Joanna Russ, Ursula K. Le Guin, Marge Piercy, and Samuel R. Delany as indicative texts in the intertext of utopian science fiction, Tom Moylan originated...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bern, Switzerland :
Peter Lang, International Academic Publishers
2014.
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| Colección: | Ralahine utopian studies ;
Volume 14. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009842126806719 |
| Sumario: | Although published in 1986, Demand the Impossible was written from inside the oppositional political culture of the 1970's. Reading works by Joanna Russ, Ursula K. Le Guin, Marge Piercy, and Samuel R. Delany as indicative texts in the intertext of utopian science fiction, Tom Moylan originated the concept of the «critical utopia» as both a periodizing and conceptual tool for capturing the creative and critical capabilities of the utopian imagination and utopian agency. This Ralahine Classics edition includes the original text along with a new essay by Moylan (on Aldous Huxley's Island) and a... |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (363 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783035399691 9783035306101 |
