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OLDER SF HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO 1880S (1974-76, 21,700 WORDS)
After a brief Introduction, two essays deal with: 1/ “The Alternative Island,” from Morus to the planetary novel, and 2/ “The Shift to Anticipation,” i.e. from space to time, from the French revolution up to Wells. The text is taken … Continue reading
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PARABLES OF DE-ALIENATION: LE GUIN’S WIDDERSHINS DANCE (1975, 7,140 words)
PARABLES OF DE-ALIENATION LE GUIN’S WIDDERSHINS DANCE (1975) D. Suvin, Parables of Freedom and Narrative Logics: Positions and Presuppositions in Science Fiction and Utopianism, 2 Vols. Ed. Eric D. Smith. Oxford: P. Lang, 2021.chapter 10
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JAMES BLISH, 1921-1975 (1975, 715 words)
D. Suvin, Parables of Freedom and Narrative Logics: Positions and Presuppositions in Science Fiction and Utopianism, 2 Vols. Ed. Eric D. Smith. Oxford: P. Lang, 2021.chapter 8
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FOUR WORRIES ON SCIENCE FICTION CONTEXTS (1970-75, 5,570 words)
Four Worries on Science Fiction Contexts (1970-75)-Is the Publisher Always Right? (1970-72)-SF Writers, the Great Consensus, and Non-Alignment (1973)-On Tony Wolk in SFS #8: Does Criticism Have Premises? (1976)-SF and Pulp-Paper Publishing Practices (1974) D. Suvin, Parables of Freedom and … Continue reading
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SF AND THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS (1973, 7,315 words)
SF AND THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS (1973) On Ursula K. Le Guin:SF and The Left Hand of Darkness (1973) D. Suvin, Parables of Freedom and Narrative Logics: Positions and Presuppositions in Science Fiction and Utopianism, 2 Vols. Ed. Eric … Continue reading
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A, B AND C: THE SIGNIFICANT CONTEXT OF SF: A DIALOGUE OF COMFORT AGAINST TRIBULATION (1973, 3,670 words)
D. Suvin, Parables of Freedom and Narrative Logics: Positions and Presuppositions in Science Fiction and Utopianism, 2 Vols. Ed. Eric D. Smith. Oxford: P. Lang, 2021.chapter 6
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DEFINING THE LITERARY GENRE OF UTOPIA: SOME HISTORICAL SEMANTICS, SOME GENOLOGY, A PROPOSAL, AND A PLEA (1973, 9,300 words)
For if the matter be attentively considered, a sound argument may be drawn from Poesy, to show that there is agreeable to the spirit of man a more ample greatness, a more perfect order, and a more beautiful variety than … Continue reading
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