Positions and Presuppositions in Science FictionMacmillan Press, 1988 - 227 pages |
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For a Social Theory of Literature | 3 |
A Dialogue | 22 |
Degrees | 33 |
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3SPE aesthetic alienation alternative Angenot approach Asimov basic Bibliography bourgeois Brauns Brecht central chapter chronotopes cognitive context Cordwainer Smith creative culture Dick Dick's discourse discussion dominant dystopian economic Eldritch elements empirical epic essay estrangement ethics example existence final formal Guin Guin's Heinlein hero historical horizons human relationships ibid ideological Kandid Lem's literal literary genre literature logic maps of hell Martian Time-Slip Marx Marxism means metaphor modern MOSF narration narrative necessarily norms novelty novum opus parable paradigm paraliterature particular plot political possible world present presuppositions production protagonist published radical reader reality Ricoeur robots Science Fiction semantic sense SF criticism SF novel SF text SF writers significant simply social society socio-political sociological Solaris Soviet Stanisław Lem story Strugatsky Brothers Strugatskys Suvin tale tenor theme tradition Ubik universe Ursula K utopia utopian fiction values whole Yefremov