TY - BOOK AU - Chu,Seo-Young TI - Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep?: A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation SN - 9780674262652 U1 - 813/.0876209 23/eng/20230216 PY - 2011///] CY - Cambridge, MA PB - Harvard University Press KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction: Lyric Mimesis --; INTERLUDE Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? --; 1 The Globalized World --; 2 Cyberspace in the 1990s --; 3 War Trauma --; 4 Postmemory Han --; 5 Robot Rights --; EPILOGUE A Science- Fictional Theory of Reality --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Credits --; Acknowledgments --; Index; restricted access N2 - Chu argues that science fiction’s 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674262652 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674262652 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674262652/original ER -