Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction and FantasyCarl B. Yoke, Donald M. Hassler |
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Page 86
... knowledge of love than they are enriched by it . Immortality , like monstrosity , is a lonely destiny . The Monster is isolated forever when Victor Frankenstein denies him the solace of a mate . Winzy is isolated by the knowledge that ...
... knowledge of love than they are enriched by it . Immortality , like monstrosity , is a lonely destiny . The Monster is isolated forever when Victor Frankenstein denies him the solace of a mate . Winzy is isolated by the knowledge that ...
Page 132
... knowledge in the written word . These three languages , and by implication their systems of knowledge , became parts of Lovecraft's world of the intellect . A kind of al- chemical process combines these three cultures into an English ...
... knowledge in the written word . These three languages , and by implication their systems of knowledge , became parts of Lovecraft's world of the intellect . A kind of al- chemical process combines these three cultures into an English ...
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... knowledge . In fact , the Overlords occasionally approach excessiveness in their quest , as when they fail to realize that their favorite subject , Jan , requires sleep at regular intervals.25 The Overlords are not mad scientists , but ...
... knowledge . In fact , the Overlords occasionally approach excessiveness in their quest , as when they fail to realize that their favorite subject , Jan , requires sleep at regular intervals.25 The Overlords are not mad scientists , but ...
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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