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Page 168
... called the " entertainment effect " -characterizing the story as mere fanciful whimsy meant primarily to entertain — and , second , what I have referred to elsewhere3 as the " inoculation effect " -where the narrator or ( in this case ) ...
... called the " entertainment effect " -characterizing the story as mere fanciful whimsy meant primarily to entertain — and , second , what I have referred to elsewhere3 as the " inoculation effect " -where the narrator or ( in this case ) ...
Page 169
... called Etats et empires du soleil , wherein are described other strange regions . Such fantasies give much pleasure to those who read them . ( 100-101 ) The second is from a 1687 Molièresque farce by the English playwright Aphra Behn ...
... called Etats et empires du soleil , wherein are described other strange regions . Such fantasies give much pleasure to those who read them . ( 100-101 ) The second is from a 1687 Molièresque farce by the English playwright Aphra Behn ...
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... called the human being is giving way to a different construct called the posthuman " ( 2 ; italics in original ) . These stories correspond to Hayles's three phases of cybernetics research : ( 1 ) the formalization of information as ...
... called the human being is giving way to a different construct called the posthuman " ( 2 ; italics in original ) . These stories correspond to Hayles's three phases of cybernetics research : ( 1 ) the formalization of information as ...
Contents
Gary Westfahl The Popular Tradition of Science Fiction | 187 |
Hassler The Academic Pioneers of Science Fiction | 213 |
OTHER ARTICLES | 284 |
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