Science-fiction Studies, Issue 1SFS Publications., 1973 - Science fiction |
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Page 9
... seem to me consonant with serious exobiological speculation . It may be probable , as Clarke writes elsewhere , that alien beings superior to us exist , but it seems highly improbable that they are so analogous to the gods and devils of ...
... seem to me consonant with serious exobiological speculation . It may be probable , as Clarke writes elsewhere , that alien beings superior to us exist , but it seems highly improbable that they are so analogous to the gods and devils of ...
Page 11
... seems to exist on an SF level is essentially a literary one : not fully in control of his materials , Clarke has attempted more than he can fulfill . The " cosmic viewpoint " which Clarke praised in 1962 in a speech ac- cepting UNESCO's ...
... seems to exist on an SF level is essentially a literary one : not fully in control of his materials , Clarke has attempted more than he can fulfill . The " cosmic viewpoint " which Clarke praised in 1962 in a speech ac- cepting UNESCO's ...
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... seem ironic ; juxtaposition , a ' cinematic " technique , accomplishes what style does not . Although Clarke sometimes ... seems to lie in certain image - patterns and the repetition of significant motifs . The dozen or so allusions to ...
... seem ironic ; juxtaposition , a ' cinematic " technique , accomplishes what style does not . Although Clarke sometimes ... seems to lie in certain image - patterns and the repetition of significant motifs . The dozen or so allusions to ...
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