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1 online resource (238 pages) |
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Part I. Early landmarks : from the beginnings to 1900 -- The literary background to science fiction / Mark R. Hillegas -- Jules Verne : the last happy utopianist / Marc Angenot -- The science fiction of H.G. Wells / John Huntington -- Part II. Two formative traditions -- Utopia and science fiction / Raymond Williams -- Science fiction and the scientific world-view / Patrick Parrinder -- Part III. Science fiction today : aspects of a contemporary literature -- The cold war in science fiction, 1940-1960 / T.A. Shippey -- Science fiction, religion and transcendence / Tom Woodman -- Part IV. Characterization in science fiction : two approaches -- The disappearance of character / Scott Sanders -- The alien encounter, or, Ms Brown and Mrs. Le Guin / Patrick Parrinder -- American science fiction since 1960 / J.A. Sutherland -- British science fiction / Christopher Priest -- European science fiction / Franz Rottensteiner |
| Summary |
First published in 1979. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Science fiction -- History and criticism.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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Science fiction
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Englisch
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Geschichte
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Science-Fiction-Literatur
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Science-Fiction
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Englisch.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Parrinder, Patrick
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| ISBN |
9781317872665 |
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1317872665 |
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