The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction

An indispensable work of science fiction criticism revised and expandedSamuel R. Delany's The Jewel-Hinged Jaw appeared originally...
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The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction by Delany, Samuel R.

The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction

CHF 44.46

The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction

CHF 44.46
Author: Samuel R. Delany
Format: Paperback
Language: English
An indispensable work of science fiction criticism revised and expanded

Samuel R. Delany's 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 Delany's 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
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780819568830

About the Author
Winner of both Hugo and Nebula awards, SAMUEL R. DELANY is a novelist and critic, who currently teaches English and creative writing at Temple University. His critical work has won him the Pilgrim Award for science fiction scholarship. MATTHEW CHENEY is a columnist for Strange Horizons and writes regularly about many topics at his weblog, The Mumpsimus.

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