“And I am the only proof”. On science-fiction poetry Cover Image

“A ja jestem jedynym dowodem”. O poezji fantastycznonaukowej
“And I am the only proof”. On science-fiction poetry

Author(s): Mariusz M. Leś
Subject(s): Poetry
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: poetry; science-fiction; mimesis; metaphor

Summary/Abstract: The author of the article presents three concepts of the existence of poetry in the framework of the science-fiction literary convention. The first of the concepts, concretized by Suzette Haden Elgin, recognizes a possibility of creating a lyrical monologue from inside of an assumed fantastic reality. The other one, more risky, confronts the scientific discourse with an intimate confession in the framework of allegory and hyperbole. The third one, represented by Samuel R. Delany, Adam Roberts and Seo-Young Chu’s views, recognizes the existence of poetry as a holistic dimension of the science-fiction convention.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 187-203
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish