Understanding William Gibson
"Gerald Alva Miller Jr.'s Understanding William Gibson is a thoughtful examination of the life and work of William Gibson, author of eleven novels and twenty short stories. Gibson is the recipient of many notable awards for science fiction writing including the Nebula, Hugo, and Philip K....
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia, South Carolina :
The University of South Carolina Press
[2016]
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| Colección: | Understanding contemporary American literature.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35859295*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; UNDERSTANDING WILLIAM GIBSON; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Series Editor's Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Understanding William Gibson; Chapter 2 A Cyborg Apprenticeship: The Early Stories and the Retrofitting of Genres; Chapter 3 Beneath the Televisual Sky: The "Sprawl Trilogy" and the Rise of Cyberpunk; Chapter 4 Nodal Points: Singularities, Heterotopias, and Organic Spaces in the "Bridge Trilogy"; Chapter 5 Twenty-First-Century Singularities: The Future's End in Gibson's "Bigend Trilogy"; Chapter 6 Engaging with Difference: William Gibson's Genre and Media Explorations.
- Conclusion: Retrofitting Cyberpunk-Gibson's Lasting InfluenceNotes; Bibliography; Index.
