Title The known and the unknown : the iconography of science fiction / Gary K. Wolfe

Published Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [1979] ©1979

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W'PONDS	809.3876 W8557/K		AVAILABLE
W'PONDS	809.3876 W8557/K		AVAILABLE

Description xvii, 250 pages ; 24 cm Contents Pt. 1: Image and Belief in Science Fiction -- 1. Icons of Wonder -- 2. The Image of the Barrier -- Pt. 2. Images of Environment -- 3. Icon of the Spaceship -- 4. Icon of the City -- 5. Icon of the Wasteland -- Pt. 3: Images of Humanity -- 6. Icon of the Robot -- 7. Icon of the Monster Analysis Literature and science English-speaking countries Science fiction, American History and criticism Science fiction, English History and criticism Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Also issued online Subject Literature and science -- English-speaking countries. Science fiction, American -- History and criticism. Science fiction, English -- History and criticism. LC no. 79088606 ISBN 0873382315

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