Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction and FantasyCarl B. Yoke, Donald M. Hassler |
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Page 43
... individuals's characteristics , if not the individual herself , will endure as long as the community survives . Immortality , then , is a safeguard against individual insignificance . Because women are so easily cast aside from the ...
... individuals's characteristics , if not the individual herself , will endure as long as the community survives . Immortality , then , is a safeguard against individual insignificance . Because women are so easily cast aside from the ...
Page 46
... individual characteristics are lost . There is little difference between Martha and Ariadne and Leah ; one particular Riding Woman is really not that much more memorable than her counterparts ; the Gloria's crew is rather forgettable ...
... individual characteristics are lost . There is little difference between Martha and Ariadne and Leah ; one particular Riding Woman is really not that much more memorable than her counterparts ; the Gloria's crew is rather forgettable ...
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... individual's fellow humans . The immortality of these dark individuals clearly prevents normal human reactions like love , sympathy , care , and concern , and that loss makes the immortal mortal not human at all . NOTES 9 1. Raymond T ...
... individual's fellow humans . The immortality of these dark individuals clearly prevents normal human reactions like love , sympathy , care , and concern , and that loss makes the immortal mortal not human at all . NOTES 9 1. Raymond T ...
Contents
Is There Life After Immortality? | 19 |
A Recent Idea | 39 |
The Elves of J R R Tolkien and Sylvia | 57 |
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