Chu argues that science fictionas dual status as both narrative and lyric art form permits the representation of objects that are otherwise difficult or impossible to describe-- e.g., those that are neither purely literal nor purely figurative.The Things They Carried, widely considered an autobiographical collection of short fiction about Oa#39;Briena#39;s struggle as a veteran to ... raising questions about the capacity of language to accommodate ex- treme autobiographical realities, and probing the relationship ... The body of this chapter will begin with a topically organized discussion of the three most recent texts (Vonnegut, Haldeman, Oa#39; Brien).
Title | : | DO METAPHORS DREAM OF LITERAL SLEEP? |
Author | : | Seo-Young Chu |
Publisher | : | Harvard University Press - 2011-01-15 |
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