Cyberpunk and cyberculture
Subtitle: science fiction and the work of William Gibson
By: Dani Cavallaro.
Publisher: Athlone Press; Distributed in the U.S. by Transaction Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; New Brunswick, N.J; Somerset, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Gibson, William, 1948- -- Criticism and interpretation.; Science fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Virtual reality in literature.; Cybernetics in literature.; Technology in literature.; Computers in literature.
Description: Cyberpunk and Cyberculture explores the work of a wide range of writers- Acker, Cadigan, Rucker, Shierley, Sterling, Williams and, of course, Gibson - setting their work in the context of science fiction, other literary genres, genre cinema - from Metropolis to Terminator to The Matrix - and contemporary work on the culture of technology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-250) and index.