Science-fiction Studies, Volume 30, Issue 2SFS Publications, 2003 - Science fiction |
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... fantasy because sf has essentially a cognitive function . It leads the reader to a rational , historically logical understanding of the true condition of things . Fantasy , by contrast , is a literature of mystification that actively ...
... fantasy because sf has essentially a cognitive function . It leads the reader to a rational , historically logical understanding of the true condition of things . Fantasy , by contrast , is a literature of mystification that actively ...
Page 295
... fantasy leads to its strongest defense . Collective feelings do not yield easily to critical logic . In the midst of collective life , very few think of their experiences in terms of what ... Fantasy , one would think MARXISM AND FANTASY 295.
... fantasy leads to its strongest defense . Collective feelings do not yield easily to critical logic . In the midst of collective life , very few think of their experiences in terms of what ... Fantasy , one would think MARXISM AND FANTASY 295.
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... fantasy for sf in these Lukácsian models ? Is it an inherently failed genre , drawing its essential energy from the refusal of history , adequate only for totally commodified culture , like fin - de - siècle aestheticism ? Or is it ...
... fantasy for sf in these Lukácsian models ? Is it an inherently failed genre , drawing its essential energy from the refusal of history , adequate only for totally commodified culture , like fin - de - siècle aestheticism ? Or is it ...
Contents
Anthropology Science | 180 |
The Mummys | 217 |
Istvan CsicseryRonay Jr Science Fiction and Empire | 231 |
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