Science-fiction Studies, Volume 24, Part 1SFS Publications., 1997 - Science fiction |
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Page 83
... meaning . One must believe that there is some meaningful reality to believe anything at all . The real is the basis for any form of social or ethical concern . Thus , like poststructuralist criticism , much postmodern art and theory ...
... meaning . One must believe that there is some meaningful reality to believe anything at all . The real is the basis for any form of social or ethical concern . Thus , like poststructuralist criticism , much postmodern art and theory ...
Page 84
... meaning , works such as VALIS ( 1981 ) are , to my mind , less compelling and surely less relevant [ than the earlier , more fractured works ] " ( 55 ) . This judgement of Dick's work is based on one crite- rion : how postmodern is it ...
... meaning , works such as VALIS ( 1981 ) are , to my mind , less compelling and surely less relevant [ than the earlier , more fractured works ] " ( 55 ) . This judgement of Dick's work is based on one crite- rion : how postmodern is it ...
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... meaning of The Female Man is more important than its sty- listic liberties . Russ does not fragment her narrative in order to refute the possibility of fixed meaning , but rather to reinforce her point from a variety of perspectives ...
... meaning of The Female Man is more important than its sty- listic liberties . Russ does not fragment her narrative in order to refute the possibility of fixed meaning , but rather to reinforce her point from a variety of perspectives ...
Contents
A Modest Proposal | 11 |
Greg Bear Gregory Benford and David Brin Building on Isaac | 17 |
F Clarke Before and After The Battle of Dorking | 33 |
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