An edition of The world beyond the hill (1989)

The world beyond the hill

science fiction and the quest for transcendence

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The world beyond the hill
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An edition of The world beyond the hill (1989)

The world beyond the hill

science fiction and the quest for transcendence

by and

  • 1 Want to read

In 1990, Alexei and Cory Panshin's massive history of science fiction, THE WORLD BEYOND THE HILL, won the Hugo award in competition with books by Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula LeGuin, and Harlan Ellison. Isaac Asimov called it, “The best, the BEST, history of science fiction I have ever read.” Exploring the genre from its roots in the Romantic Period to the late 20th century, the Panshins make the case for science fiction as modern mythology. Renowned literary critic Northrup Frye stated, "I learned a great deal from THE WORLD BEYOND THE HILL."

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Fiction, History and criticism, Science fiction, Philosophy, Transcendence (Philosophy) in literature, New York Times reviewed, Science fiction, history and criticism, Fiction, science fiction, general

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The world beyond the hill: science fiction and the quest for transcendence
2010, Phoenix Pick
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The World Beyond the Hill
2002, ElectricStory.com, Inc.
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The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence
Aug 25, 1989, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.
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The world beyond the hill: science fiction and the quest for transcendence
1989, J.P. Tarcher
in English
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Table of Contents

Preface
The mystery of science fiction
A mythic fall
The new Prometheus
Into the unknown
The higher powers of science
A universe grown alien
The relativity of man
The death of the soul
Evolution or extinction
Mastery of time and space
The laws of chance
Universal principles of operation
Shifting relationships
A world of change
Consciousness and reality
A new moral order
An empire of mind
Man transcending.

Edition Notes

Originally published: Los Angeles : J.P. Tarcher, 1989.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Rockville, Md

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Dewey Decimal Class
809.3/8762
Library of Congress
PN3433.5 .P26 2010, PN3433.5.P26 2010

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Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24124418M
ISBN 13
9781604504439
LCCN
2010010652
OCLC/WorldCat
564132823

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