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Sense and intention: reading science fiction worlds and characters

This paper examines prototype worlds and characters in selected Science Fiction (SF) texts. It utilises certain principles of I.A Richard’s Practical Criticism, particularly in relation to “sense” and “intention”, as the analytical framework. It is found that the analysis of the worlds and character...

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Main Authors: Ismail @ Hamdan, Shahizah, Omar, Noritah
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35328/1/Sense%20and%20intention%20reading%20science%20fiction%20worlds%20and%20characters.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.353282016-10-12T08:08:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35328/ Sense and intention: reading science fiction worlds and characters Ismail @ Hamdan, Shahizah Omar, Noritah This paper examines prototype worlds and characters in selected Science Fiction (SF) texts. It utilises certain principles of I.A Richard’s Practical Criticism, particularly in relation to “sense” and “intention”, as the analytical framework. It is found that the analysis of the worlds and characters reveals the authors’ intention i.e. his aim, conscious or unconscious, and the effect that is promoted to the readers. The words used by the authors to describe the SF worlds and characters have a task to perform and that is to convey meaning to readers so that they can make sense of what is being communicated. This approach, although described as outdated by some, is useful especially for higher education students who are studying this genre for the first time. The texts included in the analysis are China Mieville’s novel Perdido Street Station, Ted Chiang’s novella “Liking What You See: A Documentary” as well as two short stories - Mike Resnick’s “The Elephants on Neptune” and Michael Swanwick’s “The Dead”. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35328/1/Sense%20and%20intention%20reading%20science%20fiction%20worlds%20and%20characters.pdf Ismail @ Hamdan, Shahizah and Omar, Noritah (2010) Sense and intention: reading science fiction worlds and characters. 3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature, 16 (2). pp. 1-18. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/article/view/1001
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description This paper examines prototype worlds and characters in selected Science Fiction (SF) texts. It utilises certain principles of I.A Richard’s Practical Criticism, particularly in relation to “sense” and “intention”, as the analytical framework. It is found that the analysis of the worlds and characters reveals the authors’ intention i.e. his aim, conscious or unconscious, and the effect that is promoted to the readers. The words used by the authors to describe the SF worlds and characters have a task to perform and that is to convey meaning to readers so that they can make sense of what is being communicated. This approach, although described as outdated by some, is useful especially for higher education students who are studying this genre for the first time. The texts included in the analysis are China Mieville’s novel Perdido Street Station, Ted Chiang’s novella “Liking What You See: A Documentary” as well as two short stories - Mike Resnick’s “The Elephants on Neptune” and Michael Swanwick’s “The Dead”.
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