Changing Bodies in the Fiction of Octavia Butler
Author | : Gregory Jerome Hampton |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2010-10-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780739137895 |
ISBN-13 | : 0739137891 |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Download or read book Changing Bodies in the Fiction of Octavia Butler written by Gregory Jerome Hampton and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing Bodies in the Fiction of Octavia Butler is the first monograph of literary criticism invested in examining the complete body of fiction produced by Octavia Butler. This book interrogates Butler's feminist/postmodern/black woman's science fiction from an interdisciplinary perspective while maintaining its capacity to translate/extrapolate some of the most esoteric theories in modern thought.