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Essays on Fantastic Literature

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This collection of critical essays explores the philosophy, theory, and history of science fiction and fantasy, from its earliest beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century through more recent times.

CONTENTS:
SF: The Nature of the Medium
William Wilson's Prospectus for Science Fiction, 1851
Opening Minds
Science Fiction and the Mythology of Progress
The Concept of Mind in Science Fiction
The Mythology of Man-Made Catastrophe
The Plausibility of the Impossible
Marxism, Science Fiction and the Poverty of Prophecy: Some Comparisons and Contrasts
Future Wars, 1890-1950

Published by The Borgo Press, September 2007
ISBN: 0-89370-303-6

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