The Transhuman Antihero Paradoxical Protagonists of Speculative Fiction from Mary Shelley to Richard Morgan |
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| Author:
| Grantham, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-9405-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2015 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores the antihero of speculative fiction as a paradoxical blend of human and transhuman. These protagonists illustrate the dynamics among the individual, techno-scientific development and societal norms, and blur distinctions between human and machine, biology and technology, right and wrong.
Explores the antihero of speculative fiction as a paradoxical blend of human and transhuman. These protagonists illustrate the dynamics among the individual, techno-scientific development and societal norms, and blur distinctions between human and machine, biology and technology, right and wrong.