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The "Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" revisited : motifs of science fiction and social criticism / Christian Erkenbrecher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erkenbrecher, Christian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction--History and criticism.
- Science fiction.
- Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001. Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy.
- Adams, Douglas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (91 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hamburg : Diplomica Verlag, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- HauptbeschreibungThis book is a survey of typical Science Fiction elements in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Christian Erkenbrecher first goes through a short history of Science Fiction and identifies certain motifs of the genre in order to correctly place the novel within a useful context.Classical elements of the Science Fiction canon are identified in the novel and scrutinized. It becomes clear that Douglas Adams was fully aware of the SF ""burden"" and we can see how its elements are used in order to create both humour and criticism. The question o
- Contents:
- The ""Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" Revisited Motifs of Science Fiction and Social Criticism
- Notes:
- Title from cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9783842811775
- 3842811772
- OCLC:
- 745865891
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