Science-fiction Studies, Volume 3SFS Publications., 1976 - Science fiction |
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Page 171
... fantasy it rationalizes , where it will appear to be as much an invention as the fantasy itself ; then , from that vantage of “ as if , " it will spiral back onto the real world , “ by participating in the fantasy and thus in the ...
... fantasy it rationalizes , where it will appear to be as much an invention as the fantasy itself ; then , from that vantage of “ as if , " it will spiral back onto the real world , “ by participating in the fantasy and thus in the ...
Page 182
... fantasy or marginal fantasy tales . ## 1-18 . SF Stories and Novels . Marginal cases are always difficult to categorize . We have de- cided to include the “ pre - historic ” but not the fantasy or semi - fantasy fiction . Most of these ...
... fantasy or marginal fantasy tales . ## 1-18 . SF Stories and Novels . Marginal cases are always difficult to categorize . We have de- cided to include the “ pre - historic ” but not the fantasy or semi - fantasy fiction . Most of these ...
Page 206
... fantasy ” a dichotomizing definition : A ' fiction evoking wonder and 3containing a substantial and irreducible element of the supernatural 3with which the mortal characters in the story or the readers become on at least partly familiar ...
... fantasy ” a dichotomizing definition : A ' fiction evoking wonder and 3containing a substantial and irreducible element of the supernatural 3with which the mortal characters in the story or the readers become on at least partly familiar ...
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