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The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction - Delany, Samuel R, and Cheney, Matthew
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Samuel R. Delany's The Jewel-Hinged Jaw appeared originally in 1977, and is now long out of print and hard to find. 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. 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. Close textual ...

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The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction 2009, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT

ISBN-13: 9780819568830

Revised edition

Trade paperback

The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction 1977, Ultramarine Publishing Company

ISBN-13: 9780911499025

Hardcover