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- catalog abstract "The Artificial Paradise shows how American science fiction is a powerful purveyor of cultural myths that reveals our attitudes toward nature, technology, and the pursuit of happiness. Sharona Ben-Tov sees science fiction as a national mode of thinking that seeks to replace nature with technological worlds - paradoxically in the hope of regaining a mythic, magical American Eden. Ben-Tov discusses sci-fi classics like Dune, The Dispossessed, Neuromancer, Vonnegut's fiction, and the Aliens movie in relation to ancient and modern myths of nature; to scientific projects like the atom bomb, Strategic Defense Initiative, robotics, and virtual reality; and to cultural psychology.".
- catalog contributor b7696247.
- catalog coverage "United States In literature.".
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "1. Man-made Wonder -- 2. Wonder: Made in USA -- 3. Myths of the Final Frontier -- 4. Cyborgs and Daughters: Feminist Myths in the Man-made World -- 5. Paradises Lost and Regained -- Cyberpunk: An Afterword about an Afterlife.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The Artificial Paradise shows how American science fiction is a powerful purveyor of cultural myths that reveals our attitudes toward nature, technology, and the pursuit of happiness. Sharona Ben-Tov sees science fiction as a national mode of thinking that seeks to replace nature with technological worlds - paradoxically in the hope of regaining a mythic, magical American Eden. Ben-Tov discusses sci-fi classics like Dune, The Dispossessed, Neuromancer, Vonnegut's fiction, and the Aliens movie in relation to ancient and modern myths of nature; to scientific projects like the atom bomb, Strategic Defense Initiative, robotics, and virtual reality; and to cultural psychology.".
- catalog extent "201 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Artificial paradise.".
- catalog identifier "0472105809 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Artificial paradise.".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in literature and science".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press,".
- catalog relation "Artificial paradise.".
- catalog spatial "United States In literature.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "813/.0876209 20".
- catalog subject "Literature and history United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Literature and technology United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "National characteristics, American, in literature.".
- catalog subject "PS374.S35 B38 1995".
- catalog subject "Paradise in literature.".
- catalog subject "Science fiction, American History and criticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Man-made Wonder -- 2. Wonder: Made in USA -- 3. Myths of the Final Frontier -- 4. Cyborgs and Daughters: Feminist Myths in the Man-made World -- 5. Paradises Lost and Regained -- Cyberpunk: An Afterword about an Afterlife.".
- catalog title "The artificial paradise : science fiction and American reality / Sharona Ben-Tov.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".