Strange Constellations by Russell Blackford
A section on the period from 1960 to 1974 examines the growing national recognition given to such Australian science fiction writers as David Rome and Jack Wodhams, while a section on science fiction between 1975 and 1984 reviews the rise of small presses and the growth of literary criticism of the genre in Australia.-
Folklore and the Fantastic in Twelve Modern Irish Novels
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The Intersection of Science Fiction and Philosophy
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Chaos Theory, Asimov's Foundations and Robots, and Herbert's Dune
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The Transcendent Adventure
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Formula Fiction?
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A Better Country
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Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy
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Unearthly Visions
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The Aesthetics of Ambivalence
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The Fantastic Vampire
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The Unexpected Universe of Doris Lessing
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State of the Fantastic
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Clockwork Worlds
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Aspects of Fantasy
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Transformations of Language in Modern Dystopias
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Space and Beyond
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Spiritual Exploration in the Works of Doris Lessing
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The Reclamation of a Queen
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Contours of the Fantastic
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Transrealist Fiction
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Eros in the Mind's Eye
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Ultimate Island
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Science and Destabilization in the Modern American Gothic
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Science Fiction for Young Readers
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The Fantastic in World Literature and the Arts
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Robert Silverberg's Many Trapdoors
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Reflections on the Fantastic
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Visions of the Fantastic
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The Mechanical God
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Flashes of the Fantastic
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Great Themes of Science Fiction
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Death and the Serpent
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Comic Tones in Science Fiction
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Spectrum of the Fantastic
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Young Adult Science Fiction
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Monsters, Mushroom Clouds, and the Cold War
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More Real Than Reality
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Science Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture
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Robbe-Grillet and the Fantastic
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Seven Masters of Supernatural Fiction
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Staging the Impossible
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Phoenix From the Ashes
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The Poetic Fantastic
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When World Views Collide
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A Literary Symbiosis
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Forms of the Fantastic
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Science Fiction Fandom
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The Celebration of the Fantastic
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Trajectories of the Fantastic
RUSSELL BLACKFORD is a legal consultant and freelance writer. He has published several books including The Tempting of the Witch King (1983), Urban Fantasies (1985), and Contrary Modes (1985), and his articles have appeared in several scholarly journals.
VAN IKIN is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Western Australia. He has published numerous essays on science fiction and on Australian literature.
SEAN MCMULLEN is the author of several works of science fiction including Call to the Edge (1992), Voices in the Light (1994), Mirrorsun Rising (1995), and The Centurion's Empire (1998).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780313251122 |
| ISBN 10 | 0313251126 |
| Title | Strange Constellations |
| Author | Russell Blackford |
| Series | Contributions To The Study Of Science Fiction And Fantasy Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 1999-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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