Understanding William Gibson ( Understanding Contemporary American Literature )

Publication series ：Understanding Contemporary American Literature

Author： Miller   Jr.   Gerald Alva;Wagner-Martin   Linda  

Publisher： University of South Carolina Press‎

Publication year： 2016

E-ISBN: 9781611176346

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781611176339

Subject： I06 Literature, Literature Appreciation;K81 Biography;K82 China

Keyword： 世界文学,传记

Language： ENG

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Description

A study of the science fiction author who popularized the concept of cyberspace

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UNDERSTANDING WILLIAM GIBSON

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Dedication

CONTENTS

Series Editor’s Preface

Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Understanding William Gibson

Chapter 2 A Cyborg Apprenticeship: The Early Stories and the Retrofitting of Genres

Chapter 3 Beneath the Televisual Sky: The “Sprawl Trilogy” and the Rise of Cyberpunk

Chapter 4 Nodal Points: Singularities, Heterotopias, and Organic Spaces in the “Bridge Trilogy”

Chapter 5 Twenty-First-Century Singularities: The Future’s End in Gibson’s “Bigend Trilogy”

Chapter 6 Engaging with Difference: William Gibson’s Genre and Media Explorations

Conclusion: Retrofitting Cyberpunk—Gibson’s Lasting Influence

Notes

Bibliography

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