Transformations of Language in Modern Dystopias by David W Sisk
Presenting a generic model of dystopian language use, this volume traces the evolution of language's centrality in 20th-century dystopias in English, beginning with Huxley's "Brave New World" and Orwell's "1984".-
Folklore and the Fantastic in Twelve Modern Irish Novels
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The Intersection of Science Fiction and Philosophy
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Chaos Theory, Asimov's Foundations and Robots, and Herbert's Dune
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The Transcendent Adventure
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Formula Fiction?
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A Better Country
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Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy
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Unearthly Visions
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The Aesthetics of Ambivalence
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The Fantastic Vampire
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The Unexpected Universe of Doris Lessing
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State of the Fantastic
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Clockwork Worlds
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Aspects of Fantasy
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Space and Beyond
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Spiritual Exploration in the Works of Doris Lessing
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The Reclamation of a Queen
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Contours of the Fantastic
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Transrealist Fiction
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Eros in the Mind's Eye
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Ultimate Island
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Science and Destabilization in the Modern American Gothic
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Science Fiction for Young Readers
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The Fantastic in World Literature and the Arts
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Robert Silverberg's Many Trapdoors
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Reflections on the Fantastic
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Visions of the Fantastic
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The Mechanical God
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Strange Constellations
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Flashes of the Fantastic
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Great Themes of Science Fiction
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Death and the Serpent
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Comic Tones in Science Fiction
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Spectrum of the Fantastic
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Young Adult Science Fiction
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Monsters, Mushroom Clouds, and the Cold War
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More Real Than Reality
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Science Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture
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Robbe-Grillet and the Fantastic
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Seven Masters of Supernatural Fiction
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Staging the Impossible
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Phoenix From the Ashes
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The Poetic Fantastic
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When World Views Collide
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A Literary Symbiosis
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Forms of the Fantastic
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Science Fiction Fandom
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The Celebration of the Fantastic
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Trajectories of the Fantastic
DAVID W. SISK is Associate Director of Computing and Information Technology at Macalester College./e He received his Ph.D. in English from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and his scholarly interests include film, modern drama, and Southern literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780313304118 |
| ISBN 10 | 0313304114 |
| Title | Transformations of Language in Modern Dystopias |
| Author | David W Sisk |
| Series | Contributions To The Study Of Science Fiction And Fantasy Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 1997-12-30 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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