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Foundations of Science Fiction
A Study in Imagination and Evolution
Inbunden, 1987
1223 kr
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This important contribution to the study of science fiction explores the origins of the basic literary traditions of the genre. Thematic, rather than chronological, organization sets this work apart from previous analyses. The entire range of literary invention within science fiction is explored …
Great Themes of Science Fiction
A Study in Imagination and Evolution
Inbunden, 1987
1223 kr
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The most comprehensive work of its kind, Great Themes of Science Fiction looks at the most important elements of the genre and shows how each has evolved over time. Among the topics examined are aliens and alien worlds, supermen and adapted men, immortality and paranormal powers, robots and …
When World Views Collide
A Study in Imagination and Evolution
Inbunden, 1989
1223 kr
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Science fiction has evolved and diverged in many ways and moods. When World Views Collide is the third and final volume in a history of the genre that began with Foundations of Science Fiction and continued in Great Themes of Science Fiction. The conflicts in science fiction are conflicts about …
Odd Genre
A Study in Imagination and Evolution
Inbunden, 1994
1227 kr
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This book provides a detailed study of the relationship between science fiction and other genres. After discussing the problems inherent in classifying works according to genre, Pierce notes how science fiction sometimes incorporates plots from other literary forms. He then explores the …
