UID:
edocfu_9959132179302883
Format:
1 online resource (320 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
3-11-027247-4
Series Statement:
Narrating Futures ; 5
Content:
While, strictly speaking, Alternate Histories are not Future Narratives, their analysis can shed a clear light on why Future Narratives are so different from past narratives. Trying to have it both ways, most Alternate Histories subscribe to a conflicting set of beliefs concerning determinism and freedom of choice, contingency and necessity. For the very first time, Alternate Histories are here discussed against the backdrop of their Other, Future Narratives. The volume contains in-depth analyses of the classics of the genre,such as Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle and Philip Roth's The Plot against America, as well as less widely-discussed manifestations of the genre, such as Dieter Kühn's N, Christian Kracht's Ich werde hier sein im Sonnenschein und im Schatten, and Quentin Tarantino's film Inglourious Basterds.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Content --
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1. Introduction --
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2. The Poetics of Alternate History --
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3. Case Studies --
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4. Conclusion --
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Works Cited --
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Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-11-027217-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-306-09150-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
DOI:
10.1515/9783110272475
