ENG237H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Historical Fiction
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Confined to what some have called a ghetto genre: not considered literature but genre - this is annoying, perception of the community that is interested in science fiction. As opposed to other dramas: the year of the flood. What are the signs or codes or clues that tell us a work is. What expectations and assumptions do we bring to works of. Language, point of view, the ideology (the question/issue the story is concerned or commenting about) Transition between first two paragraphs and when thien. Bao : not mythical or fantastical - switches to a more narrative. Language in the first couple paragraphs suggest a world different than ours. Language in the second paragraph sharp-kites, needle ships words we aren"t familiar with - evidence of a different world. Fundamentally relies on language: to announce, indicate that their world is different than ours, to develop the world they live in. Concern with how would we respond to an understanding of war.
