Arthur C. Clarke /

Despite extensive critical attention, Arthur C. Clarke's distinctive science fiction has never been fully or properly understood. This study examines some of his lighthearted shorter works for the first time and explores how Clarke's views regularly diverge from those of other science fict...

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Autore principale: Westfahl, Gary (Autore)
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2018]
Serie:Modern masters of science fiction.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1595795
Sommario:
  • Biographical sketch
  • Jocular juvenilia
  • Marvelous machines
  • The conquest of space
  • Human destinies
  • Alien encounters
  • Under the sea
  • Future faiths
  • The solitary observer.