Science-fiction Studies, Volume 31, Issue 1SFS Publications, 2004 - Science fiction |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 20
Page 5
But the popular works of the 1890s were as much a reaction to the rise of modernity as were Decadent pessimism or the relativism of nascent Modernist writers . Detective stories celebrate the triumphs of rationalism ; science fiction ...
But the popular works of the 1890s were as much a reaction to the rise of modernity as were Decadent pessimism or the relativism of nascent Modernist writers . Detective stories celebrate the triumphs of rationalism ; science fiction ...
Page 6
These popular genres bear the marks of ascendant modernity , but they also display , especially in the popular subgenre of the future - war story , anxieties about the fall of decadent empires . Adam Roberts argues that Wells's War of ...
These popular genres bear the marks of ascendant modernity , but they also display , especially in the popular subgenre of the future - war story , anxieties about the fall of decadent empires . Adam Roberts argues that Wells's War of ...
Page 64
The series sheds light on the function of popular genres , in this case science fiction , in 1950s public discourse about the troublesome legacy of the Third Reich and concerns about the Cold War . Especially in the controversy about ...
The series sheds light on the function of popular genres , in this case science fiction , in 1950s public discourse about the troublesome legacy of the Third Reich and concerns about the Cold War . Especially in the controversy about ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
2106 01936 | 1 |
Patrick A McCarthy The Genesis of Star Maker | 25 |
John Taines Satisfactory | 43 |
10 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
a-life abduction alien American animation appears argues attempts authors become body called chapter characters cinema Collection concept concerns created criticism culture Decadent described discussion E.T. Bell early Earth effect elements ethics example experience familiar Fantasy figure film Final future genre German human ideas imagination important individual interesting James John later linguistics literary literature living London material means military narrative nature notes novel offers original Phantom political popular position possible postmodern present problem produced provides published question rats readers reading reference remains Republished rotoscoped science fiction scientific seems Sheldon Shiel social space species spirit Stapledon Star Maker Stockwell story suggests Taine texts theme theory things understand University vision volume writers York