The Postmodern Humanism of Philip K. Dick.
Title:
The Postmodern Humanism of Philip K. Dick.
Author:
Vest, Jason P.
ISBN:
9780810866973
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (248 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The World Dick Made: Science Fiction, Humanism, and Postmodern Literature -- Chapter 01. The Metamorphosis of Science Fiction: Kafka, Dick, and Postmodern Humanism -- Chapter 02. Parallel Minds, Alternate Worlds: Borges, Dick, and the Politics of Oppression -- Chapter 03. Divine Textualities: Calvino, Dick, and Authoring Creation -- Chapter 04. Time, Love, and Narcosis: The Importance of Now Wait for Last Year -- Conclusion: The Postmodern Humanist: Philip K. Dick in the Twenty-First Century -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Abstract:
In The Postmodern Humanism of Philip K. Dick, Jason Vest examines how Dick adapted the conventions of science fiction and postmodernism to reflect humanist concerns about the difficulties of maintaining identity, agency, and autonomy in the latter half of the 20th century. Vest also explores Dick's literary relationship to Franz Kafka, Jorge Luis Borges, and Italo Calvino.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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