The postmodern humanism of Philip K. Dick [electronic resource] / Jason P. Vest.

By: Vest, Jason P, 1972-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009Description: xix, 227 pISBN: 9780810866973 (electronic bk.); 0810866978 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Dick, Philip K. -- Criticism and interpretation | Postmodernism (Literature) | Humanism in literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 813.54 LOC classification: PS3554.I3 | Z917 2009Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction. The world Dick made: science fiction, humanism, and postmodern literature -- The metamorphosis of science fiction: Kafka, Dick, and postmodern humanism -- Parallel minds, alternate worlds: Borges, Dick, and the politics of oppression -- Divine textualities: Calvino, Dick, and authoring creation -- Time, love, and narcosis: the importance of now wait for last year -- Conclusion. The postmodern humanist: Philip K. Dick in the twenty-first century.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-210) and index.

Introduction. The world Dick made: science fiction, humanism, and postmodern literature -- The metamorphosis of science fiction: Kafka, Dick, and postmodern humanism -- Parallel minds, alternate worlds: Borges, Dick, and the politics of oppression -- Divine textualities: Calvino, Dick, and authoring creation -- Time, love, and narcosis: the importance of now wait for last year -- Conclusion. The postmodern humanist: Philip K. Dick in the twenty-first century.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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