Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction
The Age Of Maturity, 1970-2000 (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)
by Darren Harris-Fain
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"Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction: The Age of Maturity, 1970-2000 explores the major trends and developments during three decades that witnessed science fiction's most dramatic progression from subliterary escapist entertainment to a more sophisticated literature of ideas. Darren Harris-Fain suggests that to understand American science fiction fully, it is essential to realize that the current field with all its variety results from the preceding decades of writings. In addition, he contends that although much science fiction of merit was written in America prior to 1970, the latter decades of the twentieth century witnessed a dramatic improvement in quality, even as the field fragmented into a variety of subgenres and as writers sought to transcend earlier critical dismissals."--BOOK JACKET.
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Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction: The Age Of Maturity, 1970-2000 (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)
July 30, 2005, University of South Carolina Press
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1570035857 9781570035852
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