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... social reform . The idea was of a mere literary fantasy , a fairy tale of social felicity .... It was not till I began to work out the details of the scheme by way of explaining how the people of the thirtieth century disposed of the ...
... social reform . The idea was of a mere literary fantasy , a fairy tale of social felicity .... It was not till I began to work out the details of the scheme by way of explaining how the people of the thirtieth century disposed of the ...
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... social climate have changed . Things are better . Sf is not alone .... Sf is still an ideal medium for social satire , philosophical argument , prophetic warning , and so on -- but is now not the only medium . What we choose to call the ...
... social climate have changed . Things are better . Sf is not alone .... Sf is still an ideal medium for social satire , philosophical argument , prophetic warning , and so on -- but is now not the only medium . What we choose to call the ...
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... Social Criticism . " In The Science Fiction Novel : Imagination and Social Criticism , ed . Basil Davenport . Chicago : Advent , 1959 . 1960 Kingsley Amis . New Maps of Hell . A Survey of Science Fiction . New York : Harcourt , 1960 ...
... Social Criticism . " In The Science Fiction Novel : Imagination and Social Criticism , ed . Basil Davenport . Chicago : Advent , 1959 . 1960 Kingsley Amis . New Maps of Hell . A Survey of Science Fiction . New York : Harcourt , 1960 ...
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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