Science-fiction Studies, Issue 14SFS Publications, 1978 - Science fiction |
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A pressing issue in the genre's concern for legitimacy , this question of differentiating mainstream fiction from ... Questions about the science - fictional identity of such writers as Kurt Vonnegut , Ray Bradbury , George Orwell ...
A pressing issue in the genre's concern for legitimacy , this question of differentiating mainstream fiction from ... Questions about the science - fictional identity of such writers as Kurt Vonnegut , Ray Bradbury , George Orwell ...
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With their emphasis , Irwin and Rabkin share the virtue of forcing us to look more widely in literature for Fantasy ( how widely is a question which still seems open - ended ) . Consequently , for some time we will have to consult all ...
With their emphasis , Irwin and Rabkin share the virtue of forcing us to look more widely in literature for Fantasy ( how widely is a question which still seems open - ended ) . Consequently , for some time we will have to consult all ...
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In other words , the question whether a writing is SF is meaningless for works written in a non - realistic mode such as moral allegory , whimsy , satire , and the lying tall - tale ( Muenchhauseniade , as the Germans call it ) .
In other words , the question whether a writing is SF is meaningless for works written in a non - realistic mode such as moral allegory , whimsy , satire , and the lying tall - tale ( Muenchhauseniade , as the Germans call it ) .
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Contents
Fredericks Problems of Fantasy | 33 |
Darko Suvin On What Is and Is Not an SF Narration With | 45 |
Marc Angenot Science Fiction in France before Verne | 58 |
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