Science-fiction Studies, Issues 2-4SFS Publications., 1973 - Science fiction |
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Page 57
... narrative convention of the lost - spaceship - as - universe offers a particularly striking occasion to observe the differences between the socalled old and new waves in SF , since Aldiss ' Starship ( 1958 ) was preceded by a fine ...
... narrative convention of the lost - spaceship - as - universe offers a particularly striking occasion to observe the differences between the socalled old and new waves in SF , since Aldiss ' Starship ( 1958 ) was preceded by a fine ...
Page 61
... narrative gesture , subverting the classical story - telling function of novels into an illicit poetic one which substitutes objects and atmosphere for events and actions . On the other hand , it is true that what characterizes a writer ...
... narrative gesture , subverting the classical story - telling function of novels into an illicit poetic one which substitutes objects and atmosphere for events and actions . On the other hand , it is true that what characterizes a writer ...
Page 167
... narrative at a partic- ular point in its progression . And the narrative itself is a document , consisting partly of Ai's transcription of passages from Estraven's notebook and partly of Ai's direct report to his superiors in the ...
... narrative at a partic- ular point in its progression . And the narrative itself is a document , consisting partly of Ai's transcription of passages from Estraven's notebook and partly of Ai's direct report to his superiors in the ...
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