Science-fiction Studies, Volume 26, Part 2SFS Publications., 1999 - Science fiction |
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Page 175
... natural causes ; Hoffman has indulged in pure fantasy in which no natural causes can be adduced . This is not the case of Poƫ . His characters seem really to exist ; they are eminently human .... They push to the limit their capacity ...
... natural causes ; Hoffman has indulged in pure fantasy in which no natural causes can be adduced . This is not the case of Poƫ . His characters seem really to exist ; they are eminently human .... They push to the limit their capacity ...
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... natural reactions of wonder , fear or perplexity . This invention is nothing in itself and when this kind of thing is attempted by clumsy writers who do not understand this elementary principle , nothing could be conceived more silly or ...
... natural reactions of wonder , fear or perplexity . This invention is nothing in itself and when this kind of thing is attempted by clumsy writers who do not understand this elementary principle , nothing could be conceived more silly or ...
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... natural science .... To [ our authors ] it is a pleasure we are sure , to enter the realm of fiction , and use their knowledge there , for the instruction , as well as amusement of their readers " ( 1929 , 103 ) . Sloane's definition of ...
... natural science .... To [ our authors ] it is a pleasure we are sure , to enter the realm of fiction , and use their knowledge there , for the instruction , as well as amusement of their readers " ( 1929 , 103 ) . Sloane's definition of ...
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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