Free eBooks Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary Of Science Fiction Available To Downloads
Winner of a 2008 Hugo Award, this new paperback takes readers on spectacular tour of the language created by science fiction. From "Stargate" to "Force Field," this dictionary opens a fascinating window into an entire genre, through the words invented by science fiction's most talented writers, critics, and fans. Each entry includes numerous citations of the word's usage, from the earliest known appearance forward. Drawn not only from science fiction novels and stories, citations also come from fanzines, screenplays, comics, songs, and the Internet.
File Size: 4598 KB
Print Length: 329 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (May 7, 2007)
Publication Date: May 7, 2007
Sold by: Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00590X4WC
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray: Not Enabled
Word Wise: Not Enabled
Lending: Not Enabled
Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #756,931 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #138 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Reference > Words, Language & Grammar > Vocabulary, Slang, & Word Lists #374 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Science > Reference #386 in Books > Reference > Words, Language & Grammar > Vocabulary, Slang & Word Lists > Word Lists
This is an impressive reference text and one that can also be read selectively both for erudition and just plain fun. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of BNW, however, is the amount of reading the author Jeff Prucher engaged in to produce the extensive citations contained with the text: a glance at either the Works Cited (281-309) or the Bibliography of SF criticism (310-342) will leave one wondering how Prucher had time for anything in his life over the past decade other than reading.One of the primary virtues of this book is in fact the Works Cited section which could serve well as a comprehensive reading list for anyone interested in becoming acquainted with SF from its hoary beginnings to a point within a few years of the present; as well, the Bibliography of criticism is an invaluable asset for academics wishing to augment their understanding of specialized niche areas in the SF field. And certainly in regard to these ancillary appendices was, for me at least, the list of author pseudonyms (279-80): who would otherwise know how many alternative names Henry Kuttner had?Of course the quotations illustrating the various lexical entries in the dictionary are themselves impressive by suggesting through their chronology the length of time a term has been in common use; by the variety of sources for these terms, from novels to short stories to fanzines; and by how well each quotation illustrates a slightly different shading of the meaning of a particular term. I was, however, somewhat disappointed that so few of these citations derived from the Golden Age of SF (essentially pre-1945 and back to the days of Gernsback), but that may be the result of prucher having had difficulty accessing the pulp magazines of this era.
Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SF Hall of Fame) Oxford Picture Dictionary English-Chinese: Bilingual Dictionary for Chinese speaking teenage and adult students of English (Oxford Picture Dictionary 2E) Oxford Picture Dictionary English-Spanish: Bilingual Dictionary for Spanish speaking teenage and adult students of English (Oxford Picture Dictionary 2E) Oxford Picture Dictionary English-Vietnamese: Bilingual Dictionary for Vietnamese speaking teenage and adult students of English (Oxford Picture Dictionary 2E) Words, Words, Words: Choosing the Right Words to Explain Ideas and Express Emotions (The Writing Code Series Book 9) SAT Vocabulary Words Flashcards: 500 Most Common Words, 600 Words from the Official Study Guide, and 5000 Comprehensive Words for Full Mastery Exploring Science Through Science Fiction (Science and Fiction) 1000 Totally Unfair Words for Scrabble & Words With Friends: Outrageously Legitimate Words to Crush the Enemy in Your Favorite Word Games (Flash Vocabulary Builders) Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 Words That Hurt, Words That Heal: How to Choose Words Wisely and Well The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus (New Look for Oxford Dictionaries) Non Fiction Writing Templates: 44 Tips to Create Your Own Non Fiction Book (Writing Templates, Writing Non Fiction, Kindle Publishing) Fiction Writing Templates: 30 Tips to Create Your Own Fiction Book (Writing Templates, Fiction Writing, Kindle Publishing) The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary The Great English-Polish Dictionary (2 million words): interactive - replaces the standard Kindle e-reader dictionary The Lucky Years: How to Thrive in the Brave New World of Health Brave New Pitch-The Evolution of Modern Cricket The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (Oxford Quick Reference) Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins (Oxford Quick Reference)
