Science-fiction Studies, Volume 26, Part 2SFS Publications., 1999 - Science fiction |
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Page 174
... notion of the pivotal importance of verisimilitude in the hermeneutic structure of such " extraordinary " fictions - e.g . , realistically portraying " marvellous incidents " and then " observing how mortals like ourselves would be ...
... notion of the pivotal importance of verisimilitude in the hermeneutic structure of such " extraordinary " fictions - e.g . , realistically portraying " marvellous incidents " and then " observing how mortals like ourselves would be ...
Page 199
... notion that a tremendous amount of freedom in dealing with science in science fiction is permissible so long as one does not " ignor [ e ] basic scientific truths . " The difference is that Knight's and Blish's commitment to scientific ...
... notion that a tremendous amount of freedom in dealing with science in science fiction is permissible so long as one does not " ignor [ e ] basic scientific truths . " The difference is that Knight's and Blish's commitment to scientific ...
Page 320
... notion of analogy as the basis for a system's self- construction through his daughter's reflections . Yet I can't ... notions of mental illness as an alternate reality proposed by Bateson's friend R.D. Laing . In several essays , Bateson ...
... notion of analogy as the basis for a system's self- construction through his daughter's reflections . Yet I can't ... notions of mental illness as an alternate reality proposed by Bateson's friend R.D. Laing . In several essays , Bateson ...
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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