Odd Genre: A Study in Imagination and EvolutionBloomsbury Academic, 1994 M03 21 - 222 pages This book provides a detailed study of the relationship between science fiction and other genres. After discussing the problems inherent in classifying works according to genre, Pierce notes how science fiction sometimes incorporates plots from other literary forms. He then explores the relationship between science fiction and related genres, such as fantastic romances and techno-thrillers. The book next examines those science fiction writers who have successfully written in other literary forms, as well as authors active in other genres who have turned to science fiction to treat particular themes. Pierce also discusses the literary and stylistic aspects of science fiction. Throughout the book, Pierce's coverage is encyclopedic in nature. He provides examples from numerous works, and the volume closes with a detailed bibliography. |
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Page 8
... never have seen such classics as Hammett's The Maltese Falcon ( 1930 ) or Chandler's The Big Sleep ( 1939 ) . Science fiction pulps of the time may never have boasted writers of their stature ; but then , Hammett himself did not invent ...
... never have seen such classics as Hammett's The Maltese Falcon ( 1930 ) or Chandler's The Big Sleep ( 1939 ) . Science fiction pulps of the time may never have boasted writers of their stature ; but then , Hammett himself did not invent ...
Page 45
... never recovers , and Hart leaves Aerie in disgrace . Never discount the redeeming power of family love , however . After fathering a son offworld , Hart sets up a black market medical practice on Saltena , a world where birth control ...
... never recovers , and Hart leaves Aerie in disgrace . Never discount the redeeming power of family love , however . After fathering a son offworld , Hart sets up a black market medical practice on Saltena , a world where birth control ...
Page 94
... never explained — the incident is forgotten . The 1962 Otto Preminger film version of the novel ignores it , and the space race never comes up again in subsequent Drury novels set in the same future , except in The Throne of Saturn ...
... never explained — the incident is forgotten . The 1962 Otto Preminger film version of the novel ignores it , and the space race never comes up again in subsequent Drury novels set in the same future , except in The Throne of Saturn ...
Contents
Working It | 51 |
Heres Adventure Heres Romance | 59 |
The Horror the Horror | 73 |
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