ENG237H1 Chapter Notes -S-F Magazine, Existentialism, The Second Sex
Document Summary
A brief introduction to science fiction and its history. Literary heritage that goes back to our earliest stories in myth and epic. Uniquely modern genre, because it is shaped by the contemporary world. Was ignored by literary scholars in the past but is increasingly coming to be seen as relevant. Like magic realism and postmodern fiction, science fiction goes against the dominant trend of realistic fiction. The literature of change or a modern mythology . A speculative mode of thought that might be compared to the scientific method or pictured as a complex and unique interaction between a story and its readers. It is a branch of imaginative literature. Introduce one or more elements that represent a fundamental divergence from the known world. The term speculative fiction is often used. Science fiction insists on a connection with the world we know.
