Science-fiction Studies, Volume 3SFS Publications., 1976 - Science fiction |
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Page 26
... characters are undifferentiated and one- dimensional . Stylistically , the novels are disasters , and Asimov's ear for dia- logue is simply atrocious . The characters speak with a monotonous rhythm and impoverished vocabulary ...
... characters are undifferentiated and one- dimensional . Stylistically , the novels are disasters , and Asimov's ear for dia- logue is simply atrocious . The characters speak with a monotonous rhythm and impoverished vocabulary ...
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... characters take when faced with the necessity of mak- ing crucial decisions ? The hero of the First Foundation , Salvor Hardin , decides to wait until the " crisis " itself ( an attack by another planet ) limits his choice to one and ...
... characters take when faced with the necessity of mak- ing crucial decisions ? The hero of the First Foundation , Salvor Hardin , decides to wait until the " crisis " itself ( an attack by another planet ) limits his choice to one and ...
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... Characters in realist fiction typically reenact this process of world - construction as they seek knowledge about themselves and their world . In the masterworks of 19th century English and continental fiction , this epistemological ...
... Characters in realist fiction typically reenact this process of world - construction as they seek knowledge about themselves and their world . In the masterworks of 19th century English and continental fiction , this epistemological ...
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