An indispensable work of Science Fiction criticism revised and expanded Samuel R.
Essays such as About 5,750 Words and To Read The Dispossessed first made the book a classic; they assure it will remain one..
Le Guin, Roger Zelazny, and Joanna Russ read as brilliantly today as when they first appeared.
Disch, Ursula K.
Close textual analyses of Thomas M.
This edition includes two new essays, one written at the time and one written about those times, as well as an introduction by writer and teacher Matthew Cheney, placing Delany\'s work in historical context.
The impact of its demonstration that Science Fiction was a special language, rather than just gadgets and green-skinned aliens, began reverberations still felt in Science Fiction criticism.
Delany\'s The Jewel-Hinged Jaw appeared originally in 1977, and is now long out of print and hard to find.
An indispensable work of Science Fiction criticism revised and expanded Samuel R
