Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy

by George Edgar Slusser

Science fiction occupies a peculiar place in the academic study of literature. For decades, scholars have looked at science fiction with disdain and have criticized it for being inferior to other types of literature. But despite the sentiments of these traditionalists, many works of science fiction engage recognized canonical texts, such as the Odyssey, and many traditionally canonical works contain elements of science fiction. More recently,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313320640
• ISBN13: 9780313320644
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"