Isbn: 9783031566264 - william gibson's "neuromancer": a critical companion (palgrave science fiction and fantasy: a new canon) (6 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - William Gibson'sNeuromancer:A Critical Companionpresents Gibson's rise as an influential figure within and beyond the science fiction field.Gibson's success withNeuromancer, the first novel to win the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and Philip K. Dick Award, is in part a direct result of the rising popularity of cyberpunk in the early- to mid-1980s, although it could just as easily be said cyberpunk's success was in no small part a direct result ofNeuromancer's explosion onto the science fiction scene.Neuromancer's ongoing relevance remains undiminished because we are effectively living in a technocultural age that is increasingly difficult to distinguish from Gibson's novel. As Graham J. Murphy demonstrates in this companion, the novel remains instrumental in thinking through the ongoing explorations of the posthuman:transhumanism, the Utopia/Anti-Utopia dynamic, and capitalist realism, to name a few of themore significant critical vehicles with which to better understand and contextualize our technocultural age andNeuromancer's role in both shaping it and responding to it. This book provides a critical introduction toNeuromancerand cyberpunk culture.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. William Gibson's "Neuromancer" | A Critical Companion | Graham J. Murphy | Taschenbuch | Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon | xv | Englisch | 2024 | Springer | EAN 9783031566264 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …