Description
An indispensable work of science fiction criticism revised and expanded
Samuel R. Delanys The Jewel-Hinged Jaw appeared originally in 1977, and is now long out of print and hard to find. The impact of its demonstration that science fiction was a special language, rather than just gadgets and green-skinned aliens, began reverberations still felt in science fiction criticism. This edition includes two new essays, one written at the time and one written about those times, as well as an introduction by writer and teacher Matthew Cheney, placing Delanys work in historical context. Close textual analyses of Thomas M. Disch, Ursula K. Le Guin, Roger Zelazny, and Joanna Russ read as brilliantly today as when they first appeared. Essays such as About 5,750 Words and To Read The Dispossessed first made the book a classic; they assure it will remain one.
Author: Samuel R. Delany
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780819568830
Language: English
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